Title :
Microwave-optoelectronic performance of a ridged heterostructure microstrip ring resonator
Author :
Gopalakrishnan, Ganesh K. ; Chang, Kai ; Weichold, Mark H. ; Taylor, Henry F. ; Iyer, Sridhar V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Abstract :
Microwave-optical mixing is accomplished in a ridged heterostructure microstrip ring resonator. When compared to an identical circuit fabricated on semi-insulating GaAs, a 15-dB improvement in conversion loss is achieved.<>
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; microstrip components; mixers (circuits); resonators; solid-state microwave circuits; GaAs; GaAs substrate; conversion loss; microwave circuits; microwave-optical mixing; microwave-optoelectronic performance; ridged heterostructure microstrip ring resonator; Circuits; Gallium arsenide; Microstrip resonators; Mixers; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical ring resonators; Optical signal processing;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE
