A 6Gb/s transceiver with a nonlinear electronic dispersion compensator for directly modulated distributed-feedback lasers

  • Kyeongha Kwon
  • , Jonghyeok Yoon
  • , Soon Won Kwon
  • , Jaehyeok Yang
  • , Joon Yeong Lee
  • , Hyosup Won
  • , Hyeon Min Bae

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Abstract

The directly modulated distributed-feedback laser (DML) is widely employed in medium-reach optical links due to its cost effectiveness. However, DMLs are not appropriate for use in fiber links longer than 20km at 6Gb/s or equivalent, because the SNR penalty increases abruptly due to excessive chromatic dispersion caused by frequency chirp. Therefore externally modulated lasers (EMLs), which are more costly, have been a natural choice for applications requiring extended reach. In this paper, a clock and data recovery (CDR) IC that compensates for chromatic dispersion caused by the frequency chirp of the DML is presented. The CDR with EDC is fabricated in a 90nm CMOS process, and the test-chip consumes 226mW at 6Gb/s.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, ISSCC 2014 - Digest of Technical Papers
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages138-139
Number of pages2
ISBN (Print)9781479909186
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event2014 61st IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, ISSCC 2014 - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 9 Feb 201413 Feb 2014

Publication series

NameDigest of Technical Papers - IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference
Volume57
ISSN (Print)0193-6530

Conference

Conference2014 61st IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, ISSCC 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period9/02/1413/02/14

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