Title :
Ultra-broadband 160 GHz InGaAsP photodetector for photonic LO
Author :
Stöhr, Andreas ; Heinzelmann, Robert ; Malcoci, Andrei ; Jäger, Dieter
Author_Institution :
ZHO-Optoelektronik, Gerhard Mercator Univ., Duisburg, Germany
Abstract :
We report on an ultra-broadband 1.55 μm traveling-wave photodetector employed for high-power (∼0.1 mW) polarization insensitive (1.3 dB penalty) photonic millimeter-wave generation up to 160 GHz.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; microwave photonics; millimetre wave generation; optical receivers; p-i-n photodiodes; photodetectors; 1.55 micron; 160 GHz; InGaAsP; LO signals; MM wave generation; microwave photonics; optical heterodyne generation; photonic local oscillator; photonic millimeter-wave generation; polarization dependence; polarization insensitive; traveling-wave photodetector; ultra-broadband photodetector; Frequency; Millimeter wave technology; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical saturation; Optical waveguides; Photodetectors; Power generation; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989110
