• DocumentCode
    2694844
  • Title

    Microwave Performance of an Optically Controlled AlGaAs/GaAs High Electron Mobility Transistor and GaAs MESFET

  • Author

    Simons, R.N. ; Bhasin, K.B.

  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1987
  • fDate
    May 9 1975-June 11 1987
  • Firstpage
    815
  • Lastpage
    818
  • Abstract
    Direct current and also characteristics of optically the microwave illuminated AIGaAs/GaAs HEMT are experimentally measured for the first time and compared with that of GaAs MESFET. The results showed that the average increase in the gain is 2.8 dB under 1.7 mW/cm/sub 2/ optical intensity at 0.83 µm. Further, the effect of illumination on S-parameters is more pronounced when the devices are biased close to pinch-off. Novel applications of optically illuminated HEMT as a variable gain amplifier, high-speed high-frequency photo detector, and mixer are demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    Current measurement; Electron optics; Gain; Gallium arsenide; HEMTs; High speed optical techniques; MESFETs; MODFETs; Optical control; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1987 IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Palo Alto, CA, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1987.1132540
  • Filename
    1132540