The authors report a 40Gbit/s photoreceiver made with a GaAlInAs/InP 0
.78A/W, a 50GHz side illumination photodiode and three GaAs PHEMT dist
ributed amplifiers, assembled in a pigtailed module, giving a 37GHz ba
ndwidth, a 10.4pA/root Hz average input noise and a 65dB Omega transim
pedance.