Advanced techniques for fast offset cancellation limit amplifiers

As the need for higher data rates to end users increases, new technologies are required. Passive optical networks promise a vast improvement over previous methods, but they require amplifiers which can quickly adapt to changing input power levels. This thesis proposes two methods for addressing this problem, which are implementable in pure CMOS. Advanced modeling techniques allow for improvements on previous analog designs, resulting in a 50x improvement in signal acquisition time to 20ns. A novel digital design reduces this acquisition time even further. Results were verified using behavioral and component-level simulators

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2007

Author dc:creator

• Jensen, Carsten F

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Michael H. Perrott.

• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45980

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/45980