10 Gb/s Burst-Mode Transimpedance Preamplifier in 0.13µm CMOS Technology

Abstract:

A 10Gbit/s burst-mode transimpedance preamplifier is described. Regulated cascade (RGC) TIA core with variable gain, fast response peak detector, single-to-differential and output buffer are included, providing auto-gain-control and threshold extraction functions. The burst-mode preamplifier is implemented by 0.13µm CMOS technology, presents a high gain of 67.9dB with a 3-dB bandwidth of 6.92GHz and a low gain of 57.4dB with a 3-dB bandwidth of 8.60GHz with a settling time less than 20ns.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 241-244)
• Pages: 2215-2220
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.241-244.2215
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Gao Wei Gu, En Zhu
• Keywords: Auto-Gain-Control, Burst-Mode, Peak Detector, Threshold Extraction, Transimpedance Preamplifier

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