Microwave photonics transistor design equations

Author

Perez, Diego ; Gasulla, Ivana ; Capmany, J.

Author_Institution

ITEAM Res. Inst., Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain

fYear

2014

fDate

20-23 Oct. 2014

Firstpage

82

Lastpage

85

Abstract

We present an end-to-end model of a microwave photonics transistor (MWPT). The device is divided into two stages: The microwave photonic (MWP) and the pure radiofrequency (RF) parts. Expressions are derived for the linear and nonlinear current terms in the transition point between them and at the system output to obtain the final expressions for the overall figures of merit (FOMs) as a function of those of the MWP and RF parts. We develop several application examples for specific MWP system configurations previously reported in the literature with a view of comparing the impact that both the MWP and the RF parts have on the overall performance metrics of the MWPT.

Keywords

integrated optics; microwave photonics; microwave transistors; optical design techniques; phototransistors; FOM; MWP system configurations; MWPT; RF parts; end-to-end model; figures of merit; microwave photonic transistor design equations; nonlinear current terms; overall performance metrics; pure radiofrequency parts; system output; transition point; Band-pass filters; Microwave filters; Microwave photonics; Microwave transistors; Optical filters; Radio frequency; integrated microwave phtonics; microwave photonics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Photonics (MWP) and the 2014 9th Asia-Pacific Microwave Photonics Conference (APMP), 2014 International Topical Meeting on

Conference_Location

Sapporo

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWP.2014.6994496

Filename

6994496