• DocumentCode
    2602410
  • Title

    Phase noise in compressed RF photodiodes

  • Author

    Tulchinsky, David A. ; Williams, Keith J.

  • Author_Institution
    Photonics Technol., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    4-6 Oct. 2004
  • Firstpage
    269
  • Lastpage
    272
  • Abstract
    Amplitude and residual phase noise measurements of RF photodiodes are examined. For 1 to 2 dB of space charge induced RF compression, RF amplitude noise is suppressed by upwards of 8 dB, while phase noise increases by upwards of 10 dB.
  • Keywords
    microwave photonics; optical noise; phase noise; photodiodes; semiconductor device noise; space charge; amplitude noise; compressed RF photodiodes; residual phase noise; space charge; Laser feedback; Optical feedback; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Phase locked loops; Phase noise; Photodiodes; Radio frequency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Photonics, 2004. MWP'04. 2004 IEEE International Topical Meeting on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8491-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWP.2004.1396893
  • Filename
    1396893