• DocumentCode
    1135200
  • Title

    An evaluation of the quantum efficiency of optical heterodyne detectors

  • Author

    Mears, C.L. ; Batchman, T.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX, USA
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1987
  • fDate
    6/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    827
  • Lastpage
    837
  • Abstract
    Measurements are presented which verify the previous theoretical analysis of photomixers. A review of the theory is presented and theoretical predictions of the performance of a device are made. The measurements on the device are discussed and compared to the theory.
  • Keywords
    Heterodyning; Optical mixers; Piezoelectric resonators; Absorption; DC generators; Delay; Frequency response; Lighting; Optical detectors; Optical devices; Optical mixing; Optical sensors; Photodetectors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JLT.1987.1075576
  • Filename
    1075576