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A shunt series feedback transimpedance amplifier (TIA), based on a current amplifier using a zero–pole cancellation, followed by a 6 stages limiting amplifier (LA), proves to be suitable as receiver front-end for a 8 Gb/s communications over fiber optic. The front-end is realized with a 0.18 μm CMOS technology, and shows the following performances: the TIA has a 50 dBΩ transimpedance gain and 5.5 GHz bandwidth, the LA has a 46 dB gain and 7.9 GHz bandwidth. The differential voltage swing at the output is 300 mV. The total power consumption is 112 mW.
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Pisati, M., Bazzani, C., Gatta, F. et al. A 0.18 μm CMOS TIA Plus Limiting Amplifier with a 5.3 GHz Overall Bandwidth for Fiber Optic Communications. Analog Integr Circ Sig Process 45, 115–122 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10470-005-4004-9
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