Title :
Photonic THz Sources Using Uni-Traveling-Carrier Photodiode Technologies
Author :
Nagatsuma, Tadao ; Ito, Hiroshi ; Ishibashi, Tadao
Author_Institution :
NTT Corp., Atsugi
Abstract :
This paper reviews recent progress in the photonic generation of millimeter and terahertz (THz) waves using uni-traveling-carrier-photodiodes (UTC-PDs). Several approaches to increase both the bandwidth and output power are discussed.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; millimetre wave generation; photodiodes; submillimetre wave generation; millimeter wave generation; photonic generation; terahertz wave generation; uni-traveling-carrier-photodiodes; Bandwidth; Electrons; Frequency; Integrated optics; Laboratories; Optical waveguides; Photodiodes; Photonics; Power generation; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382646
