Title :
High-power and high-linearity photodiodes
Author :
Williams, Keith J. ; Tulchinsky, David A. ; Hastings, Alex
Author_Institution :
Photonics Technol. Branch, Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC
Abstract :
Recent progress in high current photodiodes now makes it possible to linearly detect over 250 mA at frequencies into X Band. This paper will discuss recent improvements in both PD power and linearity.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; microwave photonics; photodiodes; InGaAs; X band frequency range; current 250 mA; high-current photodiodes; high-linearity photodiodes; high-power photodiodes; 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.2008.4688604
