A Compact, Low-Power 40 Gbit/s Differential Laser Driver in SiGe BiCMOS Technology

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Knochenhauer, Christian [1 ]
Hauptmann, Stefan [1 ]
Scheytt, Christoph [2 ]
Ellinger, Frank [1 ]
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[1] Tech Univ Dresden, Chair Circuit Design & Network Theory, D-01062 Dresden, Germany
[2] IHP Microelectron, Circuit Design Dept, D-15236 Frankfurt, Germany
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A differential laser driver for 40 Gbit/s optical communications delivering a 10 mA current swing to a laser modeled as a 50 Omega resistance in parallel to a 100 fF capacitance is presented. The circuit employs multiple frequency compensation techniques to achieve very high speed without space-consuming inductors. The driver was implemented in a 180 GHz-f(T,max) SiGe BiCMOS technology. Measurements showed 15 dB gain with 26 GHz bandwidth and open eyes up to 50 Gbit/s. The driver's power consumption was only 80 mW making it the fastest and most power efficient of all inductor-free 40 Gbit/s SiGe laser drivers published to date.
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