GBLD10+: a compact low-power 10 Gb/s VCSEL driver

Journal Article · Wed Jan 13 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Journal of Instrumentation

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/11/01/C01015· OSTI ID:1374417

Zhang, T. ^[1]; Kulis, S. ^[2]; Gui, P. ^[1]; Tavernier, F. ^[3]; Moreira, P. ^[2]

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1. Southern Methodist Univ., Dallas, TX (United States)
2. European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva (Switzerland)
3. KU Leuven ESAT-MICAS, Leuven (Belgium)

We report the design and implementation of the GBLD10+, a low-power 10 Gb/s VCSEL driver for High Energy Physics (HEP) applications. With new circuit techniques, the driver consumes only 31 mW and occupies a small area of 400 μm × 1750 μm including the IO PADs and sealrings. These characteristics allow for multiple GBLD10+ ICs to be assembled side by side in a compact module, with each one directly wire bonded to one VCSEL diode. Finally, this makes the GBLD10+ a suitable candidate for the Versatile Link PLUS (VL⁺) project, offering flexibility in configuring multiple transmitters and receivers.

• Research Organization: Southern Methodist Univ., Dallas, TX (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• Grant/Contract Number: SC0007830
• OSTI ID: 1374417
• Journal Information: Journal of Instrumentation, Vol. 11, Issue 01; ISSN 1748-0221
• Publisher: Institute of Physics (IOP)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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