160-Gbps Nyquist PAM4 transmitter using a digital-preprocessed analog-multiplexed DAC

Hiroshi Yamazaki, Munehiko Nagatani, Shiaeru Kanazawa, Hideyuki Nosaka, Toshikazu Hashimoto, Akihide Sano, Yutaka Miyamoto

2015 · 32 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

We proposed an ultra-wide-band DAC configuration consisting of a digital preprocessor, two sub-DACs, and an analog multiplexer. The output bandwidth is nearly doubled from that of the sub-DACs. The idea was verified by a 160-Gbps Nyquist PAM4 transmission.

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