Ronny Henker

2022

• A Low-Distortion Modulator Driver With Over 6.5-V_pp Differential Output Swing and Bandwidth Above 60 GHz in a 130-nm SiGe BiCMOS TechnologyGiuglea, A., Khafaji, M. M., Belfiore, G., Henker, R. & Ellinger, F., 21 Jul 2022, In: IEEE Access. 10, p. 78667-78676, 10 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• A 37-Gb/s Monolithically Integrated Electro-Optical Transmitter in a Silicon Photonics 250-nm BiCMOS ProcessGiuglea, A., Belfiore, G., Khafaji, M. M., Henker, R. & Ellinger, F., 1 Apr 2022, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 40, 7, p. 2080-2086, 7 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2021

• A 50-Gbaud PAM-8 modulator driver realized as a 3-bit digital-to-analog converterGiuglea, A., Khafaji, M. M., Belfiore, G., Henker, R. & Ellinger, F., 7 Oct 2021, International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME). Mauritius: IEEE XploreElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
• 6-to-13 GHz Voltage Controlled Oscillator with 7 dBm Output Power in 22 nm FD-SOISzilagyi, L., Tibenszky, Z., Carta, C., Henker, R. & Ellinger, F., 28 Apr 2021, IEEE 21st Annual Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference (WAMICON). Sand Key: IEEE Xplore, 9443590Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution

2020

• A 50-20 Gb/s, 80 mW Photonic Receiver with 59-70 dBΩ Gain and 12.3-8.2 pA/√Hz Input-Referred NoiseBelfiore, G., Khafaji, M. M., Henker, R., Al-Husseini, Z., Neumann, N., Plettemeier, D. & Ellinger, F., 1 Aug 2020, In: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 32, 15, p. 921-924, 4 p., 9119471Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Design, Fabrication, and Comparison of 3D Multimode Optical Interconnects on Silicon InterposerCharania, S., Neumann, N., Killge, S., Winkler, F., Al-Husseini, Z., Szilagyi, L., Henker, R. & 3 others, 1 Jul 2020, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 38, 13, p. 3454-3460, 7 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Offset-Compensation Systems for Multi-Gbit/s Optical ReceiversSzilágyi, L., Pliva, J. & Henker, R., 2020, VLSI-SoC: New Technology Enabler - 27th IFIP/IEEE WG 10.5 International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration, VLSI-SoC 2019, Revised and Extended Selected Papers. Metzler, C., Reis, R., Gaillardon, P., De Micheli, G. & Silva-Cardenas, C. (eds.). Springer, p. 235-255, 21 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/anthology/report

2019

• A Mixed-Signal Offset-Compensation System for Multi-Gbit/s Optical Receiver FrontendsSzilagyi, L., Pliva, J., Henker, R. & Ellinger, F., Oct 2019, 27th IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI-SoC). Metzler, C., De Micheli, G., Gaillardon, P., Silva-Cardenas, C. & Reis, R. (eds.). IEEE Computer Society, p. 46-51, 6 p., 8920361Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
• A 1-pJ/bit 80-Gb/s 2^15 - 1 PRBS Generator with a Modified-Cherry Hooper Output DriverKhafaji, M. M., Henker, R. & Ellinger, F., Jul 2019, In: IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits. 54, 7, p. 2059-2069, 11 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• A 53-Gbit/s optical receiver frontend with 0.65 pJ/bit in 28-nm bulk-CMOSSzilagyi, L., Pliva, J., Henker, R., Schoeniger, D., Turkiewicz, J. P. & Ellinger, F., Mar 2019, In: IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits. 54, 3, p. 845-855, 11 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2018

• Comparison of Segmented and Traveling-Wave Electro-Optical Transmitters Based on Silicon Photonics Mach-Zehnder ModulatorsGiuglea, A., Belfiore, G., Khafaji, M., Henker, R., Petousi, D., Winzer, G., Zimmermann, L. & 1 others, 21 Sep 2018, Photonics in Switching and Computing (PSC). IEEE, 3 p., 8751239Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
• A 4 × 45 Gb/s Two-Tap FFE VCSEL Driver in 14-nm FinFET CMOS Suitable for Burst Mode OperationKhafaji, M. M., Belfiore, G., Pliva, J., Henker, R. & Ellinger, F., Sep 2018, In: IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits. 53, 9, p. 2686-2695, 10 p., 8413082Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• An Analytical Design Method for High-Speed VCSEL Driver with Optimized Energy EfficiencySchoeniger, D., Henker, R. & Ellinger, F., Sep 2018, In: IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 66, 9, p. 3966-3980, 15 p., 8418346Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• A 30 Gb/s High-Swing, Open-Collector Modulator Driver in 250 nm SiGe BiCMOSGiuglea, A., Belfiore, G., Khafaji, M., Henker, R. & Ellinger, F., 8 Aug 2018, IEEE 61st International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS). IEEE, p. 5-8, 4 p., 8624057Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
• 40-Gbit/s 850-nm VCSEL-Based Full-CMOS Optical Link with Power-Data Rate AdaptivitySzilagyi, L., Khafaji, M., Pliva, J., Henker, R. & Ellinger, F., Apr 2018, In: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 30, 7, p. 611-613, 3 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• A 42-Gb/s VCSEL driver suitable for burst mode operation in 14-nm bulk CMOSKhafaji, M., Pliva, J., Henker, R. & Ellinger, F., Jan 2018, In: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 30, 1, p. 23-26, 4 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• 2.2-pJ/bit 30-Gbit/s Mach-Zehnder Modulator Driver in 22-nm-FDSOISzilagyi, L., Henker, R., Harame, D. & Ellinger, F., 2018, IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 1530-1533, 4 p., 8439675Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
• 40 Gbit/s 4-PAM VCSEL driver circuit with power roll-off compensationBelfiore, G., Henker, R. & Ellinger, F., 2018, IEEE 61st International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS). IEEE Xplore, p. 747-750, 4 p., 8624030Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
• 40-Gbit/s 850-nm VCSEL-Based Full-CMOS Optical Link with Power-Data Rate AdaptivitySzilagyi, L., Khafaji, M., Pliva, J., Henker, R. & Ellinger, F., 2018, IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC). Reston: IEEE Xplore, 8527238Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
• 4×40 Gb/s 2 pJ/bit optical RX with 8ns power-on and CDR-lock time in 14nm CMOSCevrero, A., Ozkaya, I., Morf, T., Toifl, T., Seifried, M., Ellinger, F., Khafaji, M. & 9 others, 2018, Optical Fiber Communication Conference 2018. Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA), 3 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
• Survey of Photonic and Plasmonic Interconnect Technologies for Intra-Datacenter and High-Performance Computing CommunicationsThraskias, C. A., Lallas, E. N., Neumann, N., Schares, L., Offrein, B. J., Henker, R., Plettemeier, D. & 3 others, 2018, In: IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials. 20, 4, p. 2758-2783, 26 p., 2839672Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Review article

2017

• 20–25 Gbit/s low-power inductor-less single-chip optical receiver and transmitter frontend in 28 nm digital CMOSSzilagyi, L., Belfiore, G., Henker, R. & Ellinger, F., 2017, In: International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies. 9, 8, p. 1667-1677Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• 25 Gbit/s adaptive 3-tap FFE VCSEL driver in 28-nm CMOS for data center communicationsBelfiore, G., Szilagyi, L., Henker, R. & Ellinger, F., 2017, 19th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON). Girona: IEEE Xplore, 8024799Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
• 30 Gbit/s 1.7 pJ/bit Common-Cathode Tunable 850-nm-VCSEL Driver in 28 nm Digital CMOSSzilagyi, L., Belfiore, G., Henker, R. & Ellinger, F., 2017, IEEE Optical Interconnects Conference (OI). p. 51-52Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
• A 2×2 80 Gbps 2¹⁵-1 PRBS generator with three operational modes and a clock dividerKhafaji, M., Belfiore, G., Henker, R. & Ellinger, F., 2017, IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 141-144, 4 p., 8058881Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution