• DocumentCode
    2745404
  • Title

    High-power and high-linearity photodiodes

  • Author

    Beling, A. ; Li, Z. ; Fu, Y. ; Pan, H. ; Campbell, J.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    9-13 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    19
  • Lastpage
    20
  • Abstract
    Recent developments of modified uni-traveling carrier (MUTC) photodiodes capable of delivering high output RF power signals with low intermodulation distortions are reviewed. A flip-chip-bonded charge-compensated MUTC photodiode achieved a record-high output power of 0.75 W (28.8 dBm) at 15 GHz and a third order output intercept point (OIP3) up to 59 dBm. Power-combined and traveling wave photodiode arrays are promising candidates to further increase output power and linearity.
  • Keywords
    intermodulation distortion; microwave photonics; optical arrays; photodiodes; MUTC; RF power signals; flip-chip-bonded charge-compensation; frequency 15 GHz; intermodulation distortions; linearity; microwave photonics; modified unitraveling carrier photodiodes; output intercept point; output power; power 0.75 W; Microwave photonics; Photoconductivity; Photodiodes; Power generation; Radio frequency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Arlington, VA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8940-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHO.2011.6110404
  • Filename
    6110404