• DocumentCode
    1052011
  • Title

    A High-Linearity Modified Uni-Traveling Carrier Photodiode With Offset Effects of Nonlinear Capacitance

  • Author

    Pan, Huapu ; Beling, Andreas ; Chen, Hao ; Campbell, Joe C. ; Yoder, P.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    20
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    4435
  • Lastpage
    4439
  • Abstract
    Third-order intermodulation distortion in an InGaAs/InP charge compensated modified uni-traveling carrier photodiode is characterized using a two-tone setup. Plots of the third-order local intercept point (IP3) versus photocurrent exhibit peaks. A simple analytical model is developed which explains that the peaks are due to the interaction of voltage-dependent and photocurrent-dependent capacitance effects.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; capacitance; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; intermodulation distortion; photoconductivity; photodiodes; InGaAs-InP; charge compensated modified unitraveling carrier photodiode; photocurrent; photocurrent-dependent capacitance effects; third-order intermodulation distortion; third-order local intercept point; two-tone setup; voltage-dependent capacitance effects; InGaAs; linearity; nonlinear capacitance; nonlinear responsivity; photodiode (PD); third-order intermodulation distortion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JLT.2009.2024168
  • Filename
    5061736