Title :
Measurement of intermodulation distortion in optical diodes
Author_Institution :
Defense Syst. & Electron. Group, Texas Instrum. Inc., Dallas, TX, USA
Abstract :
A measurement technique has been developed to directly determine the output two-tone, third-order intercept of microwave frequency p-i-n optical detector diodes. This method has been used to determine the bias dependence and frequency dependence of output third-order intercept for a p-i-n diode. It has been found that the third-order intercept increases monotonically with increasing reverse bias and decreases with increasing frequency. The maximum measurable output third-order intercept for a p-i-n diode has been found to be in excess of 10 dBm at 2 GHz.<>
Keywords :
intermodulation distortion; optical fibres; optical receivers; p-i-n photodiodes; photodetectors; 2 GHz; bias dependence; fibre optic analogue links; frequency dependence; intermodulation distortion; p-i-n optical detector diodes; reverse bias; third-order intercept; Distortion measurement; Frequency; Intermodulation distortion; Laser noise; Optical distortion; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical noise; P-i-n diodes; Semiconductor diodes;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1995., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2581-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1995.406097
