A photoreceiver circuit using an InGaAs p-i-n photodiode and InGaAs/In
AlAs pseudomorphic modulation-doped field effect transistor (MODFET) b
ased preamplifier has been fabricated. The 18 mum diam photodiode has
a bandwidth of 29 GHz and the f(t) and f(max) of the MODFET are 26 and
30 GHz, respectively. The photoreceiver circuits have bandwidths of 1
0 GHz and 17 dB gain. The sensitivity at 2.5 Gb/s is -26.4 dBm.