Title :
Kilovolt, Nanosecond, and Picosecond Electric Pulse Shaping by Using Optoelectronic Switching
Author :
El Amari, Saad ; Kenaan, Mohamad ; Merla, Caterina ; Vergne, Bertrand ; Arnaud-Cormos, Delia ; Leveque, Philippe ; Couderc, Vincent
Author_Institution :
Xlim Res. Inst., Univ. of Limoges, Limoges, France
Abstract :
This letter describes subnanosecond electric pulse generation and shaping. The optoelectronic switching of silicon semiconductor devices embedded in a frozen wave generator is obtained in the linear regime. Control of the switching delay time, combined with power modulation of the optical gating signals, enables temporal and spectral pulse shaping. In this way, monocycle nanosecond and/or picosecond pulses with balanced or unbalanced positive and negative components and square electrical pulses with adjustable duration are obtained.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electro-optical switches; elemental semiconductors; microchip lasers; optical control; optical delay lines; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; photoconducting switches; silicon; frozen wave generator; kilovolt electric pulse shaping; microlaser; nanosecond electric pulse shaping; optical control; optical gating signals; optoelectronic switching; picosecond electric pulse shaping; power modulation; silicon semiconductor device; square electrical pulses; subnanosecond electric pulse generation; switching delay time; Biomedical optical imaging; Delay; Generators; Microstrip; Optical attenuators; Optical pulse shaping; Optical switches; High voltage; optoelectronic switching; photoconductive semiconductor; pulse shaping;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2010.2073458
