Title :
Highspeed photodetector characterisation by delayed self-heterodyne method
Author :
Hou, Suen ; Tucker, Rodney ; Koch, T.L.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Crawford Hill, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
An improved single-laser heterodyne technique for measuring the frequency response of high-speed photodetectors is described. Experimental results up to 22 GHz are presented, and the accuracy and limitations of frequency response measurements made by this method are discussed.
Keywords :
frequency response; measurement by laser beam; photodetectors; delayed self-heterodyne method; frequency response; high-speed photodetectors; response measurements; single-laser heterodyne technique;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19891094
