Title :
Observation of photodetector nonlinearities
Author :
Williams, Keith J. ; Esman, R.D.
Author_Institution :
US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
4/9/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A heterodyne technique is used to characterise the nonlinear response behaviour of microwave pin photodetectors in terms of 3 dB bandwidth reduction and signal distortion of the sinusoidal input/output. Bandwidth reductions from 20 to 2.5 GHz (at 1.6 mW) are observed.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; p-i-n diodes; photodetectors; 1.6 mW; 2.5 GHz; 3 dB bandwidth reduction; bandwidth reductions; heterodyne technique; microwave pin photodetectors; nonlinear response behaviour; photodetector nonlinearities; signal distortion; sinusoidal i/o;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19920463
