Title :
Millimetre-wave switching by optically generated plasma in silicon
Author :
Lee, Chi H. ; Mak, Siukai ; Defonzo, A.P.
Author_Institution :
University of Maryland, Electrical Engineering Department, College Park, USA
Abstract :
Optoelectronic switching and gating of millimetre-wave signals at 94 GHz by optically generated plasma in silicon dielectric waveguides are reported. A pulsewidth for millimeter-wave signals as short as one nanosecond and variable to tens of nanoseconds can readily be obtained by this technique.
Keywords :
dielectric waveguides; microwave generation; optoelectronic devices; semiconductor switches; 94 GHz; Si dielectric waveguides; millimetre wave signals; optically generated plasma; optoelectronic switching; pulsewidth;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19780496
