Title :
Q band microwave-biased photoconductive detector
Author :
Eddolls, D.V. ; Knibb, T.F.
Author_Institution :
Plessey Co., Allen Clark Research Centre, Towcester, UK
Abstract :
A microwave-biased photoconductive detector operating in a cavity resonant at 36 GHz is described. The potential advantages of working at this high microwave frequency are outlined, and the microwave system is described. A photocurrent gain of 55 is reported, and measurements show that this value is degraded by about 25% at optical-modulation frequencies approaching 1 MHz.
Keywords :
microwave devices; photoelectric cells;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19680263
