Abstract
A novel 40 Gbit/s optical receiver is presented. The device consists of a waveguide photodiode integrated with a semiconductor optical amplifier. The receiver has a small signal bandwidth of 39 GHz and a conversion gain of more than 800 V/W. A back-to-back sensitivity of -17 dBm has been demonstrated for non-return to zero data transmission at 40 Gbit/s. A sensitivity of -32 dBm or 110 photons/bit has been realised for 40 Gbit/s return to zero transmission with an erbium doped fibre preamplifier and an optical filter.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1196-1197 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Electronics Letters |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 20 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 26 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering