DocumentCode
3530485
Title
2.5V RF arbitrary waveform generation in the UWB-band with high power handling, highly linear photodiodes
Author
Leaird, D.E. ; Weiner, A.M. ; Joshi, A. ; Datta, S.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
5-9 Oct. 2010
Firstpage
261
Lastpage
264
Abstract
We demonstrate for the first time 2.5V RF arbitrary waveform generation, at frequencies of interest to ultra-wideband (UWB) applications, enabled by high power handling photodiodes. The effect of the photodiodes´ amplitude & phase linearity is also explored.
Keywords
photodiodes; waveform generators; RF arbitrary waveform generation; UWB-band; high power handling photodiodes; phase linearity; ultrawideband applications; voltage 2.5 V; Optical distortion; Optical fibers; Optical pulse shaping; Photoconductivity; Photodiodes; Radio frequency;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Photonics (MWP), 2010 IEEE Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-7824-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWP.2010.5664171
Filename
5664171
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