• DocumentCode
    2282467
  • Title

    Optical photo-detector AC response in the microwave range

  • Author

    Music, H. ; Pendrill, L.R.

  • Author_Institution
    SP Swedish Nat. Testing & Res. Inst., Nat. Metrol. Inst., Boras, Sweden
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    16-21 June 2002
  • Firstpage
    206
  • Lastpage
    207
  • Abstract
    Limitations to a novel method which permits simple and robust determination of the AC response of fast photo-detectors (frequency range > GHz), based on measuring optical RIN and shot noise, are investigated. Particular emphasis is placed on the effects of phase noise.
  • Keywords
    microwave photonics; optical noise; phase noise; photodetectors; shot noise; AC response; microwave range; optical RIN noise; optical photodetector; phase noise; shot noise; Frequency response; Laser noise; Microwave theory and techniques; Noise measurement; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Phase noise; Photodetectors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, 2002. Conference Digest 2002 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7242-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.2002.1034793
  • Filename
    1034793