6.25-Gb/s Optical Receiver Using A CMOS-Compatible Si Avalanche Photodetector

Abstract

An optical receiver using a CMOS-compatible avalanche photodetector (CMOS-APD) is demonstrated. The CMOS-APD is fabricated with 0.18 μm standard CMOS technology and the optical receiver is implemented by using the CMOS-APD and a transimpedance amplifier on a board. The optical receiver can detect 6.25-Gb/s data with the help of the series inductive peaking effect.

A 12.5-Gb/s Optical Transmitter Using an Auto-power and -modulation Control

“…It is due to the unique advantages of CMOS technology, such as low power, low cost, good process maturity, and high integration capacity. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to investigate the possibility of implementing a high-speed CMOS optical transmitter for these costsensitive applications [1][2].…”