10 Gbps Transimpedance Amplifier and Laser Driver in 0.18 um CMOS

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10 Gbps Transimpedance Amplifier and Laser
Driver in 0.18 um CMOS

• Martin A. Brooke
• Duke University
• Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• email mbrooke_at_ee.duke.edu

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10 Gbps Optical Receiver in 0.18 mm CMOS

• 0.18 mm TSMC CMOS process
• Integrated thin film OE devices

Transimpedance amplifier
Post amplifier
Output buffer
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10 Gbps Optical Receiver Simulation

• Simulated Eye-Diagram _at_ 10 Gbps
• with circular MSM (? 40um)

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10 Gbps Optical Receiver Measurements

• Optical Input Eye-Diagram _at_ 10 Gbps
• Input Current approx 150 uA p-p

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10 Gbps Optical Receiver Measurements

• Optical Input Sensitivity _at_ 5 Gbps
• BER 10-12 at approx 113 uA input current

Chip photo
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10 Gbps Laser Driver
0.18 mm CMOS technology
Simulated Eye
Circuit Schematic
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10 Gbps Laser Driver
0.18 mm TSMC CMOS technology
Measured 10 Gbps Electrical Eye BER lt 3.11e-14
Chip Photo