A 113 Gb/s (10 × 11.3 Gb/s) ultra-low power EAM driver array

An ultra-low power SiGe BiCMOS IC for driving a 10 channel EAM array at 113 Gb/s is presented for WDM-PON applications. The driver array consumes only 2.2 W or 220 mW per channel, 50% below the state of the art.