Title :
Microwave switch: LAMPS (light-activated microwave photoconductive switch)
Author :
Kaneko, Y. ; Takenaka, T. ; Low, T.S. ; Kondoh, Y. ; Mars, D.E. ; Cook, D. ; Saito, M.
Author_Institution :
Agilent Technol., Tokyo, Japan
fDate :
6/12/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new microwave switch, the light-activated microwave photoconductive switch consisting of a heterostructure photoconductive switch (HPCS) with a flip-chip bonded vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser is reported. An insertion loss of 0.17 dB at a laser power of 15 mW and an isolation of 25 dB were obtained at 1 GHz. Excellent linearity was obtained with second and third order intercepts measured at 960 MHz of SOI=115 dBm and TOI=65 dBm at 960 MHz, respectively.
Keywords :
flip-chip devices; integrated optoelectronics; laser beam applications; microassembling; microwave photonics; microwave switches; photoconducting switches; surface emitting lasers; 0.17 dB; 1 GHz; 15 mW; 960 MHz; LAMPS; flip-chip bonded VCSEL; heterostructure photoconductive switch; light-activated microwave photoconductive switch; microwave switch; semiconductor microwave switch; surface-emitting laser; vertical-cavity SEL;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030607
