Monolithically integrated silicon nMOS pin photoreceiver

A monolithic Si optical receiver is reported that consists of an Si nMOS preamplifier and a novel lateral Si pin photodiode. The Si photodiode has a bandwidth of 900 MHz and a responsivity of 0.48 A/W at 870 nm. The optical receiver has demonstrated open-eye operation to 370 Mbit/s with 3 mu A of signal photocurrent.