A 50Mb/s CMOS optical data link receiver integrated circuit

This report will cover an optical data link circuit designed in a 1.5μm CMOS technology. Operation is from 1Mb/s to 50Mb/s with a 60dB dynamic range: input currents are as low as 100nA rms. The chip requires a single 5V power supply and internally generates a bias voltage for the PIN diode.