Title :
Zero-bias edge-coupled InGaAs photodiodes in millimetre-wave radio-fibre systems
Author :
Wake, D. ; Walker, N.G. ; Smith, I.C.
Author_Institution :
BT Labs., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
An edge-coupled InGaAs photodiode has been used to produce a novel type of millimetre-wave radio transmitter, for which zero electrical power is required. This radio transmitter operates purely from a fibre input as part of a radio-fibre system, and is capable of generating an output power of -20 dBm at a frequency of 30 GHz.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; optical communication equipment; photodiodes; radio transmitters; 30 GHz; EHF; InGaAs photodiodes; MM-wave radio transmitter; edge-coupled; millimetre-wave radio-fibre systems; optical fibre links; zero bias type;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19931251
