Optical heterodyne detection and microwave rectification up to 26 GHz using quantum well infrared photodetectors

Author

Liu, H.C. ; Jenkins, G.E. ; Brown, E.R. ; McIntosh, K.A. ; Nichols, K.B. ; Manfra, M.J.

Author_Institution

Inst. for Microstructural Sci., Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada

Volume

16

Issue

6

fYear

1995

fDate

6/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

253

Lastpage

255

Abstract

We have demonstrated heterodyne detection up to an intermediate frequency of 26.5 GHz using quantum well infrared photodetectors. A CO/sub 2/ laser and a lead-salt tunable diode laser were used as the infrared sources. Heterodyne detection experiments measure the high frequency behavior of photoexcited electrons and their transport properties. We have also carried out microwave rectification experiments which measure the high frequency behavior associated with the dark-current electron-transport processes.

Keywords

photodetectors; 26.5 GHz; CO/sub 2/; CO/sub 2/ laser; Pb-salt tunable diode laser; QW infrared photodetectors; dark-current electron-transport processes; high frequency behavior; microwave rectification; optical heterodyne detection; photoexcited electrons; quantum well IR photodetectors; transport properties; Diode lasers; Frequency measurement; Infrared detectors; Masers; Nonlinear optics; Optical detectors; Optical mixing; Photodetectors; Quantum well lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electron Device Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0741-3106

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/55.790726

Filename

790726