Title :
Performance of the electroabsorption modulator as an integrated optoelectronic mixer for RF frequency conversion
Author :
Shin, D.S. ; Li, G.L. ; Sun, C.K. ; Pappert, S.A. ; Chang, W.S.C. ; Yu, P.K.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present the performance of the multiple-quantum-well and Franz-Keldysh electroabsorption waveguides as an integrated photodetector/mixer for frequency conversion of RF signals. The InAsP/GaInP multiple-quantum-well waveguide exhibits a low phase noise and large SFDR conversion
Keywords :
MMIC mixers; electro-optical modulation; integrated optoelectronics; microwave photonics; phase noise; quantum well devices; Franz-Keldysh electroabsorption waveguides; InAsP-GaInP; RF frequency conversion; SFDR conversion; electroabsorption modulator; integrated optoelectronic mixer; multiple-quantum-well waveguides; phase noise; Frequency conversion; Integrated optoelectronics; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical saturation; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2000. MWP 2000. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Oxford
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6455-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2000.889789
