Short Courses

SC205 Integrated Electronic Circuits for Fiber Optics

Monday, February 25, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Y. K. Chen; Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent, USA

Level: Advanced Beginner (basic understanding of topic is necessary to follow course material)

Course Description
High speed electronics at 10, 40 and 100 Gbit/s is a critical enabler for fiber-optic networks. We will review the basic functions of high speed lightwave circuits in optical terminals, with emphasis on physical layer interface electronics. The basic functions and architecture of these circuits will be reviewed. The high speed IC technologies and their implementation of these important high bit-rate digital and analog applications, such as receiver front-ends, clock-data recovery circuits, TDM multiplexers, de-multiplexers and transmitter functions, are presented. Methods to enhance the performance and bandwidth are illustrated with examples from literature, along with results showing the current state of the art. Finally, the potentials of utilizing low-cost electronics to process emerging spectral efficient signaling format and to equalize and mitigate optic fiber transmission impairments will be illustrated.

Benefits and Learning Objectives
This course should enable you to:

• Describe the functions and performance of high-speed electronics for optic fiber terminals.
• Evaluate the design and implementation of physical layer electronic circuits.
• Understand commonly used circuit architectures.
• Compare the merits among different IC technologies.
• Justify advanced electronic equalization techniques.

Intended Audience
The course is intended for engineers, scientists or their managers who must make or understand the choice of electronic circuits for optical transmission products or evaluate electronic solutions used in purchased products.

Instructor Biography
Young-Kai Chen is a director of high speed electronics and optoelectronics research department at the Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent. He received his doctorate in electrical engineering from Cornell University. He has worked for General Electric Co. before joining Bell Labs. Dr. Chen is a fellow of IEEE, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and a recipient of the IEEE David Sarnoff Award. He has published three book chapters, more than 100 journal papers and more than 150 conference papers, and he has received 15 patents.