Abstract

Optical fiber transmission systems operating at multi-gigabit data rates are of increasing practical importance. To achieve such high bit rates, the speed of the electronic and optoelectronic interface circuits must be optimized. In this paper we report on the design, fabrication, and record setting performance of an experimental 1:2 regenerating demultiplexer, decision circuit, and laser driver IC fabricated in a baseline nonself-aligned AlGaAs/GaAs HBT technology. Results of a 2:1 and 4:1 multiplexer, fabricated in the same technology, are reported by the authors in a companion paper (ThD4, this volume).

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