• DocumentCode
    3107603
  • Title

    A wide-band electro-optical E-field probe powered by a solar cell

  • Author

    Svedin, J. ; Onnegren, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Defence Res. Establ., Linkoping, Sweden
  • Volume
    Supplement
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    5-5 Dec. 1996
  • Firstpage
    21
  • Abstract
    A wide-band electro-optical E-field probe based on a short dipole antenna directly modulating a MQW/RWG laser, which is biased utilising a 2V solar cell, has been developed and characterised in the frequency range 0.5 to 18 GHz. A minimum detectable field strength better than 10 mV/m was achieved from 0.5 to 12 GHz for an S/N of 10 dB using a 10 Hz measurement bandwidth. Dynamic range and antenna patterns are also reported.
  • Keywords
    dipole antennas; electric field measurement; electro-optical devices; microwave measurement; optical modulation; probes; quantum well lasers; solar power; 0.5 to 18 GHz; 10 Hz; MQW/RWG laser; antenna patterns; dipole antenna; dynamic range; laser modulation; measurement bandwidth; minimum detectable field strength; solar cell; wideband electro-optical E-field probe; Antenna measurements; Broadband antennas; Dipole antennas; Electrooptic modulators; Frequency; Lasers and electrooptics; Photovoltaic cells; Probes; Quantum well devices; Wideband;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Photonics, 1996. MWP '96. Technical Digest., 1996 Internatonal Topical Meeting on
  • Conference_Location
    Kyoto, Japan
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3129-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWP.1996.660356
  • Filename
    660356