Predicted signal-noise ratio of a distributed amplifier and lossy PIN photodiode combination

Jia Yi Liang; Colin S. Aitchison

doi:10.1117/12.182133

5 August 1994 Predicted signal-noise ratio of a distributed amplifier and lossy PIN photodiode combination

Jia Yi Liang, Colin S. Aitchison

Proceedings Volume 2321, Second International Conference on Optoelectronic Science and Engineering '94; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.182133
Event: Optoelectronic Science and Engineering '94: International Conference, 1994, Beijing, China

Abstract

The distributed amplifier gives a novel approach to a high speed photo-detecting amplifier combination. A 8.34 dB improvement in signal-to-noise ratio for a distributed amplifier is predicted at a bandwidth of 40 GHz over a conventional grounded-source amplifier combination.

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Jia Yi Liang and Colin S. Aitchison "Predicted signal-noise ratio of a distributed amplifier and lossy PIN photodiode combination", Proc. SPIE 2321, Second International Conference on Optoelectronic Science and Engineering '94, (5 August 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.182133

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