Title :
Load resistor effect on intermodulation distortion in CATV PINs
Author :
Wang, H.S. ; Jaing, C.-L. ; Effenberger, F.J.
Author_Institution :
AMP-Lytel Div., Somerville, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A computational model of carrier transport in PIN photodiodes has been developed to study the effects of the load resistance and diffusion profile on the nonlinear distortion performance of the device. The model employs the one dimensional finite difference method to solve the field and carrier continuity equations. The distortion was calculated for several values of input optical power, load resistance, and doping profile. These results are in good agreement with the experimentally measured results
Keywords :
cable television; carrier mobility; finite difference methods; intermodulation distortion; optical fibre networks; optical receivers; p-i-n photodiodes; PIN photodiodes; carrier continuity equations; carrier transport; diffusion profile; doping profile; input optical power; intermodulation distortion; load resistor effect; nonlinear distortion performance; one dimensional finite difference method; Computational modeling; Difference equations; Finite difference methods; Intermodulation distortion; Nonlinear distortion; Nonlinear equations; Optical distortion; PIN photodiodes; Resistors; Semiconductor process modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Electronic Components & Technology Conference, 1998. 48th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4526-6
DOI :
10.1109/ECTC.1998.678925
