Title :
Microwave and millimeter-wave generation in superconductive traveling-wave photomixers
Author :
Ghamsari, Behnood G. ; Majedi, A. Hamed
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Abstract :
Superconductive traveling-wave photomixers (STWPMs) are introduced as viable means to generate microwave and millimeter-wave signals. STWPMs operate based on the kinetic-inductive photoresponse of a superconducting thin film integrated with an optical waveguide and a microwave/mm-wave transmission line.
Keywords :
integrated optics; microwave generation; microwave photonics; millimetre wave generation; optical films; optical waveguides; superconducting devices; thin film devices; integrated superconducting thin film; kinetic-inductive photoresponse; microwave wave signal generation; microwave wave transmission line; millimeter-wave signal generation; millimeter-wave transmission line; optical waveguide; superconductive traveling-wave photomixers; Gallium arsenide; Microwave generation; Optical films; Optical waveguides; Photoconductivity; Quantum computing; Signal generators; Superconducting microwave devices; Superconducting transmission lines; Superconductivity;
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.2008.4688671
