An area-efficient maximum-ratio-combining diversity receiver in 90 nm CMOS for free-space optical links

Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-121

  Joyner, V M ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Zeng, J ^a  

^a Tufts University   (United States)

Author keywords

CMOS; Optical receiver; Optical wireless communication

Indexed keywords

90NM CMOS; AREA EFFICIENT; CMOS; DIVERSITY RECEIVER; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION; FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; FREE-SPACE OPTICAL LINK; FRONT-END RECEIVER; LOW POWER; MAXIMUM RATIO COMBINING; OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS; OUTPUT STAGES; POWER DISSIPATION; RECEIVER CIRCUITS; SIGNAL AMPLITUDE; SIGNAL CHANNELS; SNR ESTIMATORS; TRANSIMPEDANCE AMPLIFIERS; TWO CHANNEL; VARIABLE GAIN AMPLIFIERS;

ACOUSTIC RECEIVERS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL LINKS; OPTICAL RECEIVERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; VOLTAGE REGULATORS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 77955658633     PISSN: 09251030     EISSN: 15731979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10470-009-9438-z     Document Type: Article

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