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Horst Zimmermann

Horst Zimmermann

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
30
Citations
5796
World Ranking
6720
National Ranking
22

Overview

Horst Zimmermann is affiliated with TU Wien in Austria and has a research focus spanning engineering and physics, particularly in the domains of electrical and electronic engineering, instrumentation, and biomedical engineering. Their work also intersects with biophysics and ophthalmology, indicating a diverse engagement across multiple technical and scientific disciplines.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors
  • Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis
  • Ocular and Laser Science Research
  • Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices

Zimmermann has contributed extensively to several publication venues, with the most frequent being:

  • IEEE photonics journal
  • Optical Engineering
  • IEEE Access
  • Sensors
  • IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Recent publications include the following papers:

  • Optical and Electrical Characterization and Modeling of Photon Detection Probability in CMOS Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes, 2021, IEEE Sensors Journal
  • Ultra-low power low-complexity 3-7.5 GHz IR-UWB transmitter with spectrum tunability, 2020, IET Circuits Devices & Systems
  • VLC Using 800-μm Diameter APD Receiver Integrated in Standard 0.35-μm BiCMOS Technology, 2020, IEEE photonics journal
  • Transconductance Boosting Technique for Bandwidth Extension in Low-Voltage and Low-Noise Optical TIAs, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Circuits & Systems II Express Briefs
  • Ultra-Sensitive PIN-Photodiode Receiver, 2023, IEEE photonics journal

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Bernhard Goll
  • Michael Hofbauer
  • Kerstin Schneider-Hornstein
  • Seyed Saman Kohneh Poushi
  • Christoph Gasser

Best Publications

  • Zero-bias 40Gbit/s germanium waveguide photodetector on silicon.

    Laurent Vivien;Andreas Polzer;Delphine Marris-Morini;Johann Osmond

  • Integrated Silicon Optoelectronics

    Horst K. Zimmermann

  • A Comparator With Reduced Delay Time in 65-nm CMOS for Supply Voltages Down to 0.65 V

    B. Goll;H. Zimmermann

  • Gold and Platinum Diffusion: The Key to the Understanding of Intrinsic Point Defect Behavior in Silicon

    H. Zimmermann;H. Ryssel

  • A 65nm CMOS comparator with modified latch to achieve 7GHz/1.3mW at 1.2V and 700MHz/47µW at 0.6V

    Bernhard Goll;Horst Zimmermann

  • Silicon optoelectronic integrated circuits

    Horst Zimmermann

  • Monolithic high-speed CMOS-photoreceiver

    H. Zimmermann;T. Heide;A. Ghazi

  • Optical Wireless Communication With Adaptive Focus and MEMS-Based Beam Steering

    Paul Brandl;Stefan Schidl;Andreas Polzer;Wolfgang Gaberl

  • A 16 $\, imes $ 16 Pixel Distance Sensor With In-Pixel Circuitry That Tolerates 150 klx of Ambient Light

    Gerald Zach;Milos Davidovic;Horst Zimmermann

  • CMOS photodiode with enhanced responsivity for the UV/blue spectral range

    A. Ghazi;H. Zimmermann;P. Seegebrecht

  • 1.25 Gbit/s Over 50 m Step-Index Plastic Optical Fiber Using a Fully Integrated Optical Receiver With an Integrated Equalizer

    M. Atef;R. Swoboda;H. Zimmermann

  • Design and Implementation of an Integrated Reconfigurable Silicon Photonics Switch Matrix in IRIS Project

    Francesco Testa;Claudio J. Oton;Christophe Kopp;Jong-Moo Lee

  • Optical receiver IC for CD/DVD/blue-laser application

    J. Sturm;M. Leifhelm;H. Schatzmayr;S. Groiss

  • PWM-Driven Thermally Tunable Silicon Microring Resonators: Design, Fabrication, and Characterization

    Paolo Pintus;Paolo Pintus;Michael Hofbauer;Costanza L. Manganelli;Costanza L. Manganelli;Maryse Fournier

  • A monolithically integrated 1-Gb/s optical receiver in 1-μm CMOS technology

    H. Zimmermann;T. Heide

  • 11Gb/s monolithically integrated silicon optical receiver for 850nm wavelength

    R. Swoboda;H. Zimmermann

  • The Modeling of Platinum Diffusion in Silicon under Non‐equilibrium Conditions

    H. Zimmermann;H. Ryssel

  • Trivalent character of platinum in silicon

    H. Zimmermann;H. Ryssel

  • Low-power 10 Gb/s inductorless inverter based common-drain active feedback transimpedance amplifier in 40 nm CMOS

    Mohamed Atef;Horst Zimmermann

  • Single-Photon Avalanche Photodiode Based Fiber Optic Receiver for Up to 200 Mb/s

    Bernhard Steindl;Michael Hofbauer;Kerstin Schneider-Hornstein;Paul Brandl

  • Low-power 600 MHz comparator for 0.5 V supply voltage in 0.12 [micro sign]m CMOS

    B. Goll;H. Zimmermann

  • A 0.12μm CMOS Comparator Requiring 0.5V at 600MHz and 1.5V at 6GHz

    B. Goll;H. Zimmermann

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Zimmermann
Lars Zimmermann Technical University of Berlin
Graham T. Reed
Graham T. Reed University of Southampton
David J. Thomson
David J. Thomson University of Southampton
J-M. Fedeli
J-M. Fedeli CEA LETI
Lorenzo Pavesi
Lorenzo Pavesi University of Trento
Goran Z. Mashanovich
Goran Z. Mashanovich University of Southampton
Delphine Marris-Morini
Delphine Marris-Morini University of Paris-Saclay
Eric Cassan
Eric Cassan University of Paris-Saclay
Bernd Tillack
Bernd Tillack Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics
Ernesto Ciaramella
Ernesto Ciaramella Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

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