Five AlGaAs/GaAs HBT ICs for a 20 Gb/s optical repeater

The development of future ultra high bit rate optical transmission systems is now under way to meet the need for a rapid increase in transmission capacity. The capability of AlGaAs/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) is already demonstrated by a 10 Gb/s optical transmission unit This paper describes a complete 5-chip set of AlGaAs/GaAs HBT ICs for a 20Gb/s direct detection optical repeater.<
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