This book focuses on optical communications for short and very short distance applications and discusses the monolithic integration of optical receivers with processing elements in standard CMOS technologies.?CMOS Multi-Channel Single-Chip Receivers for Multi-Gigabit Optical Data Communications?provides the reader with the necessary background knowledge to fully understand the trade-offs in short-distance communication receiver design and presents the key issues to be addressed in the development of such receivers in CMOS technologies. Moreover, novel design approaches are presented. A system-level design methodology allows for the impact analysis of different block specifications and system-wide design optimization. Statistical models are used for design space exploration in the scope of jitter tolerance analysis of clock recovery circuits. CMOS Multi-Channel Single-Chip Receivers for Multi-Gigabit Optical Data Communications?is required reading for practicing engineers and researchers in the field of short-distance optical communications and optical CMOS receiver design.