Title :
2.5V RF arbitrary waveform generation in the UWB-band with high power handling, highly linear photodiodes
Author :
Leaird, D.E. ; Weiner, A.M. ; Joshi, A. ; Datta, S.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate for the first time 2.5V RF arbitrary waveform generation, at frequencies of interest to ultra-wideband (UWB) applications, enabled by high power handling photodiodes. The effect of the photodiodes´ amplitude & phase linearity is also explored.
Keywords :
photodiodes; waveform generators; RF arbitrary waveform generation; UWB-band; high power handling photodiodes; phase linearity; ultrawideband applications; voltage 2.5 V; Optical distortion; Optical fibers; Optical pulse shaping; Photoconductivity; Photodiodes; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics (MWP), 2010 IEEE Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7824-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2010.5664171
