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InP Coherent Receiver Chip with High Performance and Manufacturability for CFP2 Modules

S.G. Farwell, Pantelis Aivaliotis, Yahong Qian, Paul A Bromley, Roger Griggs, Joseph Ng Yew Hoe, Colin M. Smith, Stephen Jones

Optical Fiber Communication Conference · 2014 · 18 citations · 2 references

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EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMicroelectronicsMicrowave EngineeringHigh-frequency Semiconductor DevicesIntegrated Circuit DesignMicrowave Integrated CircuitsMixed-signal Integrated Circuit DesignRadio-frequency Integrated CircuitsReceiver SystemsBandwidthHigh PerformanceHigh-frequency PerformanceMillimeter-wave Integrated CircuitsRadio-frequency DevicesRadio-frequency PackagingReceiver DesignResponsivity

Abstract

We report an InP coherent receiver chip with the highest reported responsivity (0.15A/W) together with excellent RF bandwidth (32GHz) and 4x4 MMI width fabrication control (< ±60nm 90% population) providing a highly manufacturable Rx for CFP2 modules.

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