Title :
Investigation of a new optoelectronic CW microwave source
Author :
Clark, Christopher J. ; Chauchard, Eve A. ; Webb, Kevin J. ; Zaki, Kawthar A. ; Lee, Chi H. ; Polak-Dingles, Penelope ; Hung, Hing-Loi A. ; Huang, Ho C.
Author_Institution :
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA and University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
fDate :
3/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new 10-GHz microwave source which utilizes picosecond photoconductors is presented. Experimental results are given, including details of a comprehensive noise study. Such a source can be extended to millimeter-wave frequencies, with application to monolithic active phased array antenna elements, high speed data processing, and transceivers.
Keywords :
Electrooptic materials/devices; Light-triggered switches; Microwave oscillators; High speed optical techniques; Optical devices; Optical modulation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Phased arrays; Photoconductivity;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1987.1075503
