Title :
Optoelectronic generation and detection of 80 Gbit/s pulse train
Author :
Shu, C. ; Zhang, X.-C. ; Yang, E.S. ; Auston, D.H.
Author_Institution :
Microelectron. Sci. Lab., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
A novel technique for time-division-multiplexing of femtosecond laser pulses has been developed. Optical pulse trains of up to 80 Gbit/s were produced and used to trigger picosecond photoconductive switches incorporated in a coplanar waveguide transmission line. Electrical pulses at ultrahigh repetition rates were generated and detected with the correlation sampling technique. Propagation characteristics of the signal along the waveguide were studied.<>
Keywords :
laser beam applications; photoconducting devices; pulse generators; semiconductor switches; time division multiplexing; 80 Gbit/s; CPW; TDM; coplanar waveguide transmission line; correlation sampling technique; electrical pulses; femtosecond laser pulses; mode locked laser beams; optical pulse trains; optoelectronic detection; optoelectronic generation; picosecond photoconductive switches; propagation characteristics; switch triggering; time-division-multiplexing; ultrahigh repetition rates; Coplanar transmission lines; Coplanar waveguides; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photoconductivity; Pulse generation; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices Meeting, 1990. IEDM '90. Technical Digest., International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/IEDM.1990.237164
