• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 14, Issue 12, 122701 (2016)
Jiliang Qin, Zhihui Yan, Meiru Huo, Xiaojun Jia*, and Kunchi Peng
Author Affiliations
  • State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Opto-Electronics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201614.122701 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Jiliang Qin, Zhihui Yan, Meiru Huo, Xiaojun Jia, Kunchi Peng. Design of low-noise photodetector with a bandwidth of 130  MHz based on transimpedance amplification circuit[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(12): 122701 Copy Citation Text show less
    Equivalent circuit model of the photodiode and transimpedance amplifier circuit.
    Fig. 1. Equivalent circuit model of the photodiode and transimpedance amplifier circuit.
    Circuit schematic. Where, GND is ground. Rf=R6=3 kΩ, R4=3 kΩ, R1=100 Ω, R9=50 Ω, R3=1 kΩ, C3=1 nF, C7=0.5 pF, C9=0.5 pF, C6=10 pF, L4=330 μH, L2=100 μH, L1, and L3 are chip beads. The 7805 and 7905 are power conversion modules, which can convert 15 and −15 V into 5 and −5 V.
    Fig. 2. Circuit schematic. Where, GND is ground. Rf=R6=3, R4=3, R1=100Ω, R9=50Ω, R3=1, C3=1nF, C7=0.5pF, C9=0.5pF, C6=10pF, L4=330μH, L2=100μH, L1, and L3 are chip beads. The 7805 and 7905 are power conversion modules, which can convert 15 and 15V into 5 and 5V.
    Gain curve of the circuit. The gain peak is at about 82 MHz, and the intersection is −3 dB for the gain and 129 MHz for the frequency.
    Fig. 3. Gain curve of the circuit. The gain peak is at about 82 MHz, and the intersection is 3dB for the gain and 129 MHz for the frequency.
    Circuit input noise curve IEq versus frequency.
    Fig. 4. Circuit input noise curve IEq versus frequency.
    Calculated relative output power gain versus frequency. From bottom to top, the curves are the calculated relative electronics noise and output noise power when the optical input powers are 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 mW, respectively.
    Fig. 5. Calculated relative output power gain versus frequency. From bottom to top, the curves are the calculated relative electronics noise and output noise power when the optical input powers are 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 mW, respectively.
    Measured noise power of the laser with a different power. From the bottom curve to top, the lowest black curve is the background noise of the spectrum analyzer, and the blue one is the electronics noise of the photoelectric detector. The other curves are the output noise power with different laser powers.
    Fig. 6. Measured noise power of the laser with a different power. From the bottom curve to top, the lowest black curve is the background noise of the spectrum analyzer, and the blue one is the electronics noise of the photoelectric detector. The other curves are the output noise power with different laser powers.
    P (mW)0.5124816
    Vdc (mV)33651322625221042
    i (pA/Hz)4.005.668.0011.3116.0022.63
    SNR(dB)30M7.869.7811.9214.2616.7719.40
    SNR(dB)100M6.578.3010.2712.4614.8517.39
    Table 1. Parameters of the Photodetector with Different Input Optical Powers
    Jiliang Qin, Zhihui Yan, Meiru Huo, Xiaojun Jia, Kunchi Peng. Design of low-noise photodetector with a bandwidth of 130  MHz based on transimpedance amplification circuit[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(12): 122701
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