THE DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF HIGH-SPEED HBT CIRCUITS FOR FIBER-OPTIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

AlGaAs/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) high speed ICs have been paving the way for the most sophisticated fiber-optic communication systems since the late 1980s. Recently 20 Gbps HBT ICs have been developed to accommodate the emergence of optical fiber amplifiers. HBT technology is now proceeding towards the development of 40 Gbps systems where the lack of high speed measurement system remains an issue.