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Monolithically Integrated SiGe/Si PIN-HBT Front-End Transimpedance PhotoreceiversThe demand for monolithically integrated photoreceivers based on Si-based technology keeps increasing as low cost and high reliability products are required for the expanding commercial market. Higher speed and wider operating frequency range are expected when SiGe/Si heterojunction is introduced to the circuit design. In this paper, a monolithic SiGe/Si PIN-HBT front-end transimpedance photoreceiver is demonstrated for the first time. For this purpose, mesa-type SiGe/Si PIN-HBT technology was developed. Fabricated HBTs exhibit f(sub max) of 34 GHz with DC gain of 25. SiGe/Si PIN photodiodes, which share base and collector layers of HBTs, demonstrate responsivity of 0.3 A/W at lambda=850 nm and bandwidth of 450 MHz. Based on these devices, single- and dual-feedback transimpedance amplifiers were fabricated and they exhibited the bandwidth of 3.2 GHz and 3.3 GHz with the transimpedance gain of 45.2 dB(Omega) and 47.4 dB(Omega) respectively. Monolithically integrated single-feedback PIN-HBT photoreceivers were implemented and the bandwidth was measured to be approx. 0.5 GHz, which is limited by the bandwidth of PIN photodiodes.
Document ID
20050081954
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Rieh, J.-S.
(Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Qasaimeh, O.
(Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Klotzkin, D.
(Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Lu, L.-H.
(Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Katehi, L. P. B.
(Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Yang, K.
(Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Bhattacharya, P.
(Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Croke, E. T.
(Hughes Research Labs. Malibu, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 22, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1997
Publication Information
Publication: Proceedings IEEE/Cornell Conference on Advanced Concepts in High Speed Semiconductor Devices and Circuits
Subject Category
Electronics And Electrical Engineering
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG3-1903
CONTRACT_GRANT: F49620-95-1-0013
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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