Bandwidth extension method based on the field-shunting effect in a high-gain photoelectric receiver circuit

Appl Opt. 2021 Nov 1;60(31):9748-9756. doi: 10.1364/AO.442413.

Abstract

In the high-gain photoelectric receiver circuit, the method based on the field-shunting effect is applied to improve the bandwidth of the transimpedance amplifier. This method is implemented by adding a ground trace under the gain resistor, which reduces the parasitic capacitance of the gain resistor and thus increases the bandwidth. To obtain the specific impact of this method on bandwidth, a series of simulations are carried out, including electromagnetic simulations of a three-dimensional structure of circuit gain part and simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis (SPICE) simulations of the high-gain voltage-current feedback transimpedance amplifier. Finally, the optimal simulation result shows that selecting a 1206 size chip fixed resistor and setting the ground trace width to 1.1 mm can greatly reduce the influence of resistor parasitic effects on the circuit, thereby achieving the best performance of bandwidth extension. Further, the comparative experiment also verifies the effectiveness of the method for bandwidth enhancement.