A Four-Channel, 10 Gbps Monolithic Optical Receiver In 130nm CMOS With Integrated Ge Waveguide Photodetectors

we introduce the world's first multi-channel, high-speed optical receiver using Ge waveguide photodetectors monolithically integrated in the CMOS process. The integrated receivers achieves a sensitivity of -14.2dBm (10-12BER) at 10Gbps and 1550nm.