Title :
Four-element traveling wave photodetector array for high-performance analog fiber-optic links
Author :
Magel, Gregory A. ; Goldsmith, Charles L. ; Baca, Richard J.
Author_Institution :
Corp. Res. & Dev., Texas Instrum. Inc., Dallas, TX, USA
Abstract :
We have demonstrated wide-bandwidth photodetector power combining in a structure we call the traveling wave detector array (TWDA). The TWDA embeds several small discrete optical detectors within a microwave quasi-transmission line (QTL) structure that coherently combines their RF photocurrents while maintaining the bandwidth of a single detector
Keywords :
arrays; capacitance; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; photodetectors; RF photocurrents; four-element traveling wave photodetector array; high-performance analog fiber-optic links; microwave quasi-transmission line structure; small discrete optical detectors; traveling wave detector array; wide-bandwidth photodetector power; Bandwidth; Capacitance; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Holographic optical components; Holography; Optical arrays; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Photodetectors; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97., Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-480-7
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1997.719826
