Title :
Travelling-wave photodetectors
Author :
Giboney, K. ; Bowers, John ; Rodwell, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
Attention to the microwave design of waveguide photodetectors leads to travelling-wave photodetectors. These devices show bandwidths as high as 172 GHz, the highest reported for a p-i-n photodetector, and bandwidth efficiency products as large as 76 GHz, the largest reported for any photodetector without gain. Direct comparisons with vertically illuminated and waveguide photodetectors confirm the advantages of travelling-wave photodetectors.<>
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; optical waveguides; p-i-n photodiodes; photodetectors; 172 GHz; microwave design; p-i-n photodetector; travelling-wave photodetectors; waveguide photodetectors; wideband operation; Bandwidth; Impedance; Optical devices; Optical distortion; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; PIN photodiodes; Photoconductivity; Photodetectors; Proposals;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1995., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2581-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1995.406076
