Title :
High upconversion gain optoelectronic mixer using uni-travelling carrier phototransistors
Author :
Junghwan Kim ; Kanakaraju, S. ; Johnson, W.B. ; Lee, C.H.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Phys. Sci., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
The optoelectronic mixing performance of a uni-travelling carrier heterojunction phototransistor (UTC-HPT) was compared with its performance as a photodiode (PD). The upconverted output power in HPT mode was 24 dBm higher than in PD mode.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; mixers (circuits); photodiodes; phototransistors; PD mode; UTC-HPT mode; high upconversion gain optoelectronic mixer; photodiode; unitravelling carrier phototransistors;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2012.0265
