Optical: systems and elements – Deflection using a moving element – Using a periodically moving element
Patent
1997-03-14
1999-02-23
Negash, Kinfe-Michael
Optical: systems and elements
Deflection using a moving element
Using a periodically moving element
359194, 250214A, H04B 1006
Patent
active
058750509
ABSTRACT:
A DC coupled burst mode optical receiver circuit having improved sensitivity and improved dynamic range. The output of the receiver's photodiode is single endedly amplified by a main preamplifier and the main preamplifier's output is then converted, using an operational amplifier, e.g., with a gain of 1, to a differential signal which swings symmetrically around a threshold level. More specifically, the output of the main preamplifier is connected to one input of the operational amplifier. The output of a tracking preamplifier, which is identical to the main preamplifier, is coupled to the other input of the operational amplifier. The output of the tracking preamplifier is used to match the DC voltage of the main preamplifier, e.g., by being noise-free and by tracking changes in supply voltage, temperature, and the like. It is used to set the DC reference voltage for the standard operational amplifier functions. Between one output of the operational amplifier and the opposite sign input thereof is connected an automatic threshold controller (ATC). The ATC insures that the threshold level for determining the value of the logic value of the received signal is at the middle of the signal supplied from the main preamplifier. Preferably, the main preamplifier, the tracking preamplifier, the operational amplifier and the ATC are manufactured on a single integrated circuit. Optionally, a transimpedance resistor of both the main preamplifier and the tracking preamplifier are clamped to a predetermined maximum level, e.g., using a high-speed Schottkey diode, to enhance the dynamic range of the receiver.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5475342 (1995-12-01), Nakamura et al.
Lucent Technologies - Inc.
Negash Kinfe-Michael
Rosenthal Eugene J.
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