DocumentCode
861177
Title
High-speed microwave switching using laser-controlled microstrip directional coupler
Author
Andersson, I.L.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Optoelectron. & Electr. Measure., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Gothenburg, Sweden
Volume
25
Issue
5
fYear
1989
fDate
3/2/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
368
Lastpage
369
Abstract
The transmission characteristics of a new optoelectronic microwave switching device, a laser-controlled microstrip directional coupler, are reported. Measurements show that the characteristics are greatly affected when illuminating the coupling region of the device. Since this device is based on, rather than limited by, capacitive effects, it has the potential for higher-frequency operation than gap discontinuity devices.
Keywords
directional couplers; optoelectronic devices; strip line components; switches; characteristics; high speed microwave switching; laser-controlled microstrip directional coupler; optoelectronic microwave switching device; transmission characteristics;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19890255
Filename
19773
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