Title :
High power distributed balanced photodetectors with high linearity
Author :
Islam, M. Saif ; Jung, T. ; Mathai, S. ; Chau, T. ; Rollinger, A. ; Itoh, T. ; Wu, Ming C. ; Sivco, Deborah L. ; Cho, Alfred Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
A distributed balanced photodetector with high saturation photocurrent has been experimentally demonstrated. The maximum linear DC photo-current of 33 mA/branch is equivalent to 66 mA in single-ended photodetectors. The AC linearity at high photocurrents is also investigated
Keywords :
microwave photonics; photoconducting devices; photodetectors; 66 mA; AC linearity; distributed balanced photodetector; high linearity; high photocurrents; high power distributed balanced photodetectors; high saturation photocurrent; maximum linear DC photo-current; microwave photonics; single-ended photodetectors; Coplanar waveguides; High speed optical techniques; Linearity; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical saturation; Optical waveguides; Photoconductivity; Photodetectors; Photodiodes;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 1999. MWP '99. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5558-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.1999.819656
