Title :
Traveling-wave amplification photodetector (TAP detector)
Author :
Lasaosa, Daniel ; Chiu, Yi-Jen ; Piprek, Joachim ; Bowers, John E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
We study a novel type of device, the traveling-wave amplification photodetector (TAP detector). We show that, in a sequential configuration, these devices produce more gain than classical traveling-wave photodetectors (TWPD´s) with optical preamplification for the same saturation power, while in a parallel configuration they present gain-bandwidth products similar to those of classical TWPD´s, with much larger saturation power
Keywords :
photodetectors; travelling wave amplifiers; gain; gain-bandwidth product; optical preamplification; saturation power; traveling wave amplification photodetector; Absorption; Detectors; High speed optical techniques; Microwave devices; Optical devices; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Optical waveguides; Photodetectors; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 2000 Annual Meeting. LEOS 2000. 13th Annual Meeting. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rio Grande
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5947-X
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2000.890776
