Abstract
This letter describes a 1 : 2 distributor IC for future very-high-speed optical communication systems. Wideband performance is obtained by applying a distributed amplification technique to a differential circuit. This IC uses a 0.1-μm-gate-length InAlAs/InGaAs/InP HEMT and a coplanar-waveguide technology. It has a 3-dB bandwidth of 100 GHz with a low-frequency gain of -2.5 dB. Up to 100 GHz, return loss and isolation are better than -10 dB and -20 dB. We believe the bandwidth is the widest ever reported for multi-RF-port wideband IC's.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 256-258 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 1996 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Engineering(all)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)