K. Schneider: 2000 Diploma in Electrical Engineering Since 2001 Research Assistent working on burst-mode optical receivers in industry projects at the Institute for Electrical Measurements and Circuit Design at Vienna University of Technology 2004 Completion of Dr.-techn. planned within 2004 H. Zimmermann: 1991 Dr.-Ing. degree in Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits, Erlangen, Germany 1991-1992 Alexander-von-Humboldt Research Fellow at Duke University, Durham, N.C. 1993-2000 lecture on Optoelectronics and research on OEICs at University of Kiel, Germany 2000 Professor for Circuit Design at Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria 2002 Senior Member IEEE H. Zimmermann is author of the Springer books "Integrated Silicon Optoelectronics" and "Silicon Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits" plus author and co-author of more than 110 publications.

• Fundamentals.- Photodetectors.- Amplifiers.- Integrated Circuit Technology.- Transimpedance Amplifier Theory.- Noise Theory.- State of the Art.- Deep-Sub-?m CMOS Circuits.