Abstract
High gain, wide bandwidth, low noise, and low-power transimpedance amplifiers based on new BiCMOS common- base topologies have been designed for fiber-optic receivers. In particular a design approach, hereafter called "A more- FET approach", added a new dimension to effectively optimize performance tradeoffs inherent in such circuits. Using conventional silicon 0.8 μm process parameters, simulated performance features of a total-FET transimpedance amplifier operating at 7.2 GHz, which is close to the technology fT of 12 GHz, are presented. The results are superior to those of similar recent designs and comparable to IC designs using GaAs technology. A detailed analysis of the design architecture, including a discussion on the effects of moving toward more FET-based designs is presented.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.24200/tjer.vol4iss1pp69-74
- Journal
- The Journal of Engineering Research, 4(1), 69
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Touati, F., & Loulou, M. (2007). High-Performance BiCMOS Transimpedance Amplifiers for Fiber-Optic Receivers. The Journal of Engineering Research, 4(1), 69. https://doi.org/10.24200/tjer.vol4iss1pp69-74
MLA 9
Touati, Farid, and Mourad Loulou. "High-Performance BiCMOS Transimpedance Amplifiers for Fiber-Optic Receivers." The Journal of Engineering Research, vol. 4, no. 1, 2007, pp. 69. https://doi.org/10.24200/tjer.vol4iss1pp69-74.
Chicago (author–date)
Touati, Farid, and Mourad Loulou. 2007. "High-Performance BiCMOS Transimpedance Amplifiers for Fiber-Optic Receivers." The Journal of Engineering Research 4 (1): 69. https://doi.org/10.24200/tjer.vol4iss1pp69-74.
Harvard
Touati, F. and Loulou, M. (2007) 'High-Performance BiCMOS Transimpedance Amplifiers for Fiber-Optic Receivers', The Journal of Engineering Research, 4(1), pp. 69. doi:10.24200/tjer.vol4iss1pp69-74.
Vancouver
Touati F, Loulou M. High-Performance BiCMOS Transimpedance Amplifiers for Fiber-Optic Receivers. The Journal of Engineering Research. 2007;4(1):69. doi:10.24200/tjer.vol4iss1pp69-74
IEEE
F. Touati, and M. Loulou, "High-Performance BiCMOS Transimpedance Amplifiers for Fiber-Optic Receivers," The Journal of Engineering Research, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 69, 2007, doi: 10.24200/tjer.vol4iss1pp69-74.