Title :
High power, high-frequency waveguide photodetectors
Author :
Vang, Timothy A. ; Scott, David C. ; Lembo, Lawrence J. ; Elliott, Jeffrey ; Forbes, David ; Everett, Karen ; Johnson, Roosevelt ; Lacey, Johanna ; Krispin, Art ; Alvarez, Fernando ; Kunkee, Elizabeth Twyford ; Brock, John
Author_Institution :
TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA, USA
Abstract :
Optical RF analog applications are generating great interest for a number of reasons including the flexibility of fiber optic systems and the enormous RF signal processing capability offered by photonics. A limitation to the insertion of RF photonics has been the availability of high performance photonic components that can deliver on the advantages offered by photonic systems. In this paper we will discuss test results of InGaAsP-InP based waveguide photodetectors targeting optical RF analog applications
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; optical waveguides; photodetectors; InGaAsP-InP; InGaAsP-InP based waveguide photodetectors; RF photonics; enormous RF signal processing capability; fiber optic systems; high performance photonic components; high power high-frequency waveguide photodetectors; optical RF analog applications; photonic systems; photonics; Bandwidth; Linearity; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical saturation; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Photodetectors; Photonics; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.811978
