Effect of output buffer design on 40Gb/s limiting amplifiers designed with InP HBT technology

G. Georgiou; V. Houtsma; R. Pullela; Q. Lee; A. Leven; J. S. Weiner; R. Kopf; A. Tate; Y. Yang; Y. Baeyens; Y. K. Chen

Effect of output buffer design on 40Gb/s limiting amplifiers designed with InP HBT technology

G. Georgiou
, V. Houtsma
, R. Pullela
, Q. Lee
, A. Leven
, J. S. Weiner
, R. Kopf
, A. Tate
, Y. Yang
, Y. Baeyens
, Y. K. Chen

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Abstract

An InP-based HBT technology with peak f_t∼135GHz is used to design and fabricate several 3-stage limiting amplifier with high margin at >40Gbps. Feedback techniques are used in all design for the first two stages. The different designs compare the conventional (resistive load) differential pair output buffer with a feedback (active load) transimpedance output buffer. The common differential specifications are S11 and S22 < -15dB and S21 > 25dB with output swing >500mV. Results show that the design with the negative feedback output buffer has a lower small-signal bandwidth but a larger 40Gb/s eye opening than design with the conventional differential pair output buffer.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2269-2272
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest
Volume	3
State	Published - 2003
Externally published	Yes
Event	2003 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest - Philadelphia, PA, United States Duration: Jun 8 2003 → Jun 13 2003

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Radiation
Condensed Matter Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Effect of output buffer design on 40Gb/s limiting amplifiers designed with InP HBT technology

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