Title :
A high isolation series-shunt photoconductive switching circuit
Author :
Draskovic, Drazen ; Fernandez, J.R.O. ; Briso-Rodriguez, Cesar
Author_Institution :
Univ. Politec. de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
This paper presents a wide band compact high isolation silicon switching circuit, which is based on the series-shunt switch design with three silicon switches made of diced high resistivity silicon wafer placed over a microstrip gap and activated by 808nm near-infrared laser diodes. The switch shows an insertion loss of 1.2 dB and an isolation of 44.8 dB at 2 GHz.
Keywords :
microstrip circuits; photoconducting switches; semiconductor lasers; switching circuits; diced high resistivity silicon wafer; frequency 2 GHz; high isolation series-shunt photoconductive switching circuit; loss 1.2 dB; loss 44.8 dB; microstrip gap; near-infrared laser diodes; series-shunt switch design; silicon switches; size 808 nm; wide band compact high isolation silicon switching circuit; Masers; Microwave circuits; Microwave photonics; Optical switches; Silicon; Switching circuits; Microswitches; microwave technology; optical switches; photoconducting devices; switching circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics (MWP), 2012 International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Noordwijk
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2863-0
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2012.6474097
