Recent development on uni-traveling-carrier photodiodes and their applications

Author

Ito, Hiroshi ; Nagatsuma, Tadao ; Ishibashi, Tadao

Author_Institution

NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

386

Abstract

For ultrafast photodetectors, a high saturation power level is important, because the combination of a high-saturation-power photodiode and an optical fiber amplifier can eliminate the post-amplification electronics, extend the bandwidth, and thus simplify the receiver configuration. A wide linearity range is also important, especially for analog applications. The uni-traveling-carrier photodiode (UTC-PD), which has a unique mode of operation, is a promising solution for such requirements. In this paper, we describe recent progress in UTC-PD technologies

Keywords

microwave photonics; millimetre wave diodes; millimetre wave generation; optical receivers; photodetectors; photodiodes; 100 GHz; 60 GHz; MM-wave output power; band diagram; diode photocurrent; high-bit-rate communications; higher bandwidth; higher output saturation current; photonic generators; photoreceiver; uni-traveling-carrier photodiodes; wide linearity range; Absorption; Laboratories; Millimeter wave measurements; Optical fiber communication; Photoconductivity; Photodiodes; Photonics; Power generation; Stimulated emission; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7105-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2001.969337

Filename

969337