Broadband SiGe HBT amplifier concepts for 40Gbit/s fibre-optic communication systems

35th European Microwave Conference 2005 - Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 113-116

  Schick, C ^a   Feger, T ^a   Sonmez E ^a   Schad, K B ^a   Trasser, A ^a   Schumacher, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS; FIBER OPTICS; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

DISTRIBUTED DIFFERENTIAL CIRCUIT; LUMPED DIFFERENTIAL CIRCUIT;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 33847096928     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMC.2005.1608806     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (8)

1. G. D. Vendelin, A. M. Pavio, U. L. Rohde, Microwave Circuit Design Using Linear and Nonlinear Techniques,' New York: J. Wiley & Sons, 1990.
2. K. W. Kobayashi, R. Esfandiari, and A. K. Oki, "A novel HBT distributed amplifier design topology based on attenuation compensation techniques", 1994 IEEE Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Monolithic Circuit Symp. Dig, San Diego, CA, pp.179-182.
3. A. Schueppen, P. Berntgen, P. Maier, M. Tortschanoff, W. Kraus, M. Averweg, "An 80GHz SiGe production technology", III-V Review, vol. 14, pp. 42-46, Aug. 2001.
4. www.atmel.com/products/SiGeBipolar, Nov 2004
5. 2 System", IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., vol. MTT-19, pp. 869-881, Nov. 1971.
6. C. Schick, T. Feger, E. Soenmez, K.-B. Schad, A. Trasser, and H. Schumacher, "Attenuation Compensation Techniques in Distributed SiGe HBT Amplifiers using Highly Lossy Thin Film Microstrip Lines", accepted to 2005 IEEE MTT-S International.
7. R. Schmid, T. F. Meister, M. Rest, H.-M. Rein, "40Gbit/s EAM driver IC in SiGe bipolar technology", Electronics Letters, 1998, 34, pp. 1095-1097.
8. H.-M. Rein, R. Schmid, P. Weger, T. Smith, T. Herzog, R. Lachner, "A versatile Si-bipolar driver circuit with high output voltage swing for external and direct laser modulation in 10 Gb/s optical-fiber links", IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits, vol 29, pp. 1014-1021, Sept. 1994.