6-kΩ 43-Gb/s differential transimpedance-limiting amplifier with auto-zero feedback and high dynamic range

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1680-1689

  Tran, Hai ^a   Pera, Florin ^b   McPherson, Douglas S ^a   Viorel, Dorin ^a   Voinigescu, Sorin P ^c  

^a Quake Technologies Inc   (Canada)

^b Insyte Corporation   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Auto zero dc feedback; Broadband low noise amplifier; Differential topology; InP heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT); Limiting amplifier; Minimum noise figure; OC 768; Peak detector; Transimpedance amplifier (TIA)

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; ELECTRIC LINES; FEEDBACK CONTROL; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; RESISTORS; TOPOLOGY;

AUTO-ZERO DC FEEDBACK; BROADBAND LOW-NOISE AMPLIFIERS; INP; TRANSMISSION SIZING FOR MINIMAL BROADBAND NOISE;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 5444248069     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2004.833547     Document Type: Conference Paper

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