Title :
Three-tone characterization of high-linearity waveguide uni-traveling-carrier photodiodes
Author :
Ramaswamy, Anand ; Klamkin, Jonathan ; Nunoya, Nobuhiro ; Johansson, Leif A. ; Coldren, Larry A. ; Bowers, John E.
Author_Institution :
ECE Dept., Univ. of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
Abstract :
The IMD3 of waveguide UTC photodiodes are characterized using a three-tone technique that is independent of harmonics from the optical sources. At 1 GHz, an OIP3 of 46.2 dBm at 60 mA of photocurrent is measured.
Keywords :
intermodulation distortion; optical waveguides; photoconductivity; photodiodes; IMD3; OIP3; current 60 mA; frequency 1 GHz; high-linearity waveguide uni-traveling-carrier photodiodes; photocurrent; third-order intermodulation distortion; three-tone characterization; Distortion measurement; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical waveguides; Photodiodes;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688602
