Title :
Optoelectronic resonant tunneling diodes for high purity oscillations and excitable pulse generation
Author :
Romeira, Bruno ; Figueiredo, Jose M. L. ; Javaloyes, Julien ; Balle, Salvador ; Piro, O. ; Ironside, C.N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
Abstract :
We investigate the dynamics of optoelectronic oscillators (OEOs) employing high-speed resonant tunneling diodes (RTDs) integrated with a laser diode. This RTD-OEO excitable system is analyzed in the context of two applications: ultra high spectral purity microwave generation for sensing and telecommunication networks and high-speed excitable pulse generation for biologically inspired information processing.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; microwave generation; microwave oscillators; microwave photonics; optical pulse generation; resonant tunnelling diodes; semiconductor lasers; tunnel diode oscillators; RTD-OEO excitable system; biologically inspired information processing; excitable pulse generation; high purity oscillations; high-speed resonant tunneling diodes; laser diode; optoelectronic oscillator; optoelectronic resonant tunneling diodes; sensing; telecommunication networks; ultrahigh spectral purity microwave generation; High-speed optical techniques; Optical feedback; Oscillators; Resonant tunneling devices; Semiconductor lasers; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices (NUSOD), 2013 13th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6309-9
DOI :
10.1109/NUSOD.2013.6633095
