Transmitter pre-distortion for simultaneous improvements in bit-rate, sensitivity, jitter, and power efficiency in 20 Gb/s CMOS-driven VCSEL links

Transmitter equalization enables dramatic improvements in total link performance: >; 6 dB in sensitivity, 3X in timing margin, and 2X in power efficiency at 15 Gb/s, and a record 5.7 pJ/bit at 20 Gb/s.