Title :
Amplitude and phase noise of RF photodiodes operated in compression
Author :
Tulchinsky, David A. ; Williams, Keith J.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
We present a study of amplitude and residual phase noise in RF photodetectors. At 1 GHz, the noise spectra of p-i-n photodiodes were measured and found to vary with the level of space charge induced RF compression.
Keywords :
p-i-n photodiodes; phase noise; photodetectors; 1 GHz; RF photodetectors; RF photodiodes; amplitude; noise spectra; p-i-n photodiodes; residual phase noise; space charge induced RF compression; Atom optics; High speed optical techniques; Laser noise; Masers; Noise measurement; Optical noise; Phase noise; Photodiodes; Radio frequency; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2005 Digest of the
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8981-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2005.1528027
