Title :
Optoelectronic gating of microwave signals using a silicon microstrip shunt modulator
Author :
Platte, W. ; Appelhans, G.
Author_Institution :
Universitÿt Erlangen-Nÿrnberg, Institut fÿr Hochfrequenztechnik, Erlangen, West Germany
Abstract :
A new silicon microstrip modulator for optoelectronic gating of microwave signals is described. Gating infrared pulses produces a small semiconductor region of high photoconductivity, which shunts the microstrip transmission line if special strip conductor structures are used. Theoretical and experimental results were found to agree fairly well.
Keywords :
optical modulation; optoelectronic devices; strip line components; Si microstrip shunt modulator; microstrip transmission line; microwave signals; optoelectronic gating; photoconductivity;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19760208
