A high-speed ten-channel optical receiver, integrated in a standard 0.6-mu m CMOS technology, is presented. Each data channel consists of a spatially modulated light detector (SML-detector) and a low-offset receiver. The SML-detector has a much higher intrinsic bandwidth than a conventional photo-diode junction implemented in standard CMOS. One channel of the ten is sacrificed and used as a reference to define the threshold level for the other channels. The optical receiver can handle up to 250 Mb/s of noncoded data (including de) per channel at 20 mu W average light input power (lambda = 860 nm). Power dissipation per channel is only 4 mW. When combined with appropriate light emitters, a compact and low-cost optocoupler can be obtained with improved speed performance compared to existing optocouplers
Rooman, C, Coppee, D & Kuijk, M 2000, 'Asynchronous 250-Mbit/s Optical Receivers with integrated Detector in Standard CMOS technology for Optocoupler Applications', IEEE Journal of Solid State Circuits, vol. 35, no. 7, pp. 953-958.
Rooman, C., Coppee, D., & Kuijk, M. (2000). Asynchronous 250-Mbit/s Optical Receivers with integrated Detector in Standard CMOS technology for Optocoupler Applications. IEEE Journal of Solid State Circuits, 35(7), 953-958.
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title = "Asynchronous 250-Mbit/s Optical Receivers with integrated Detector in Standard CMOS technology for Optocoupler Applications",
abstract = "A high-speed ten-channel optical receiver, integrated in a standard 0.6-mu m CMOS technology, is presented. Each data channel consists of a spatially modulated light detector (SML-detector) and a low-offset receiver. The SML-detector has a much higher intrinsic bandwidth than a conventional photo-diode junction implemented in standard CMOS. One channel of the ten is sacrificed and used as a reference to define the threshold level for the other channels. The optical receiver can handle up to 250 Mb/s of noncoded data (including de) per channel at 20 mu W average light input power (lambda = 860 nm). Power dissipation per channel is only 4 mW. When combined with appropriate light emitters, a compact and low-cost optocoupler can be obtained with improved speed performance compared to existing optocouplers",
keywords = "CMOS analog integrated circuits, CMOS integrated detector, noncoded da, optical receivers",
author = "Cathleen Rooman and Daniel Coppee and Maarten Kuijk",
note = "IEEE Journal of Solid State Circuits, Nr. 35, pp. 953-958, IEEE.",
year = "2000",
month = jul,
day = "1",
language = "English",
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journal = "IEEE Journal of Solid State Circuits",
issn = "0018-9200",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
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