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CMOS Optical Preamplifier Design Using Graphical Circuit Analysis

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6.1 A 1V <strong>Optical</strong> Receiver Front-End 141<br />

followers have an enable control as shown in Figure 6.5; when disabled, all bias cur-<br />

rents are turned off, and the gate of is cut off from the input signal for improved<br />

M 1<br />

isolation. Two external pins control a digital 4x1 decoder that is used to select the<br />

desired source follower while disabling the others.<br />

M1<br />

M5<br />

M3<br />

Rbias<br />

M2<br />

M4<br />

16 uA<br />

M6<br />

M9<br />

M10<br />

16 uA<br />

M8<br />

M7<br />

Vbp<br />

Vbpc<br />

Vbnc<br />

Vbn<br />

M1 = 1x40/0.6<br />

M2 = 4x40/0.6<br />

M3,4 = 1x10/0.6<br />

M5 = 2x40/0.4<br />

M6 = 2x10/0.4<br />

M7 = 1x10/0.6<br />

M8 = 1x10/1.0<br />

M9 = 1x20/0.6<br />

M10 = 1x3/5<br />

Rbias = 5.5kOhms<br />

Figure 6.4 1V Constant-g m bias circuit with start-up circuitry. Transistor sizes<br />

as shown.<br />

M 3<br />

I bias<br />

Enable<br />

v in<br />

sw 1<br />

sw 3<br />

3 V<br />

sw 2<br />

M 2<br />

M 1<br />

v out<br />

Vbp<br />

Vbpc<br />

Vbnc<br />

Start-up circuitry<br />

M1 = 8/0.6<br />

M2,3 = 48/0.8<br />

sw1 = 2/0.4<br />

sw2,3 = 4/0.4<br />

Figure 6.5 Source follower with enable control.

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