A PAM-4 Link for High Data Rate PMF Communication
Paper in proceeding, 2022

In this work a high speed PAM-4 link for polymer microwave fiber (PMF) communication at D-band (110-170GHz) is presented using a commercial 130 nm SiGe BiCMOS process. Link measurements are performed over a one meter long foam-cladded PMF which verifies that the link can support data rates up to 30 Gbps with a bit error rate (BER) of 3 * 10-8. The transmitter is RF-DAC based including and LO multiplier and a six stage amplifier. The receiver consist of an LNA and a power detector (PD). The DC power consumption is 143 mW for the transmitter and 126 mW for the receiver.

PD

PMF

RF-DAC

High data rate

PAM-4

Author

Frida Strömbeck

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Microwave Electronics

Herbert Zirath

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Microwave Electronics

Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference Proceedings, APMC

Vol. 022-November 55-57
9784902339567 (ISBN)

2022 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC)
Yokohama, Japan,

Car2TERA

European Commission (EC) (EC/H2020/824962), 2019-01-01 -- 2022-03-31.

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Communication Systems

Nano Technology

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10/25/2023