• DocumentCode
    3368323
  • Title

    High-speed photodetectors with high saturation for high performance microwave photonic systems

  • Author

    Lin, L.Y. ; Wu, M.C. ; Itoh, T. ; Vang, T.A. ; Muller, R.E. ; Sivco, D.L. ; Cho, A.Y.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    5-5 Dec. 1996
  • Firstpage
    313
  • Lastpage
    316
  • Abstract
    We proposed a velocity-matched distributed photodetector (VMDP) to achieve high saturation power and large bandwidth. The VMDP with 56 mA saturation photocurrent and an instrument-limited 3-dB bandwidth of 49 GHz is demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre communication; optical links; optical receivers; photodetectors; photodiodes; 49 GHz; 56 mA; high-speed photodetectors; instrument-limited 3-dB bandwidth; microwave photonic systems; saturation power; velocity-matched distributed photodetector; Bandwidth; High speed optical techniques; Optical mixing; Optical receivers; Optical saturation; Optical waveguides; P-i-n diodes; Photodetectors; Photodiodes; Power transmission lines;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Photonics, 1996. MWP '96. Technical Digest., 1996 Internatonal Topical Meeting on
  • Conference_Location
    Kyoto, Japan
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3129-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWP.1996.662160
  • Filename
    662160