Title :
High power photodetectors for microwave photonic links
Author :
Tulchinsky, David A. ; Williams, Keith J. ; Li, Xiowei ; Li, Ning ; Campbell, Joe C.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Technol. Branch, Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Improving the optical components used to build fiber optic links, increases the dynamic range of optically remote RF antennas, photonic-RF signal processing systems, and high data-rate optical communication links. Here we discuss improvements to high power photodetectors.
Keywords :
microwave links; optical fibre communication; RF antennas; fiber optic links; high power photodetectors; microwave photonic links; optical communication links; photonic-RF signal processing systems; Dynamic range; High speed optical techniques; Microwave photonics; Optical saturation; Optical signal processing; PIN photodiodes; Photoconductivity; Photodetectors; Space charge; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Avionics Fiber-Optics and Photonics, 2005. IEEE Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9111-X
DOI :
10.1109/AVFOP.2005.1514164
