OBSERVATION OF PHOTODETECTOR NONLINEARITIES

被引:37
作者
WILLIAMS, KJ
ESMAN, RD
机构
[1] Optical Techniques Branch, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC 20375, Code 6570
关键词
PHOTODETECTORS; OPTICAL DETECTORS; DISTORTION; OPTICAL MEASUREMENT; OPTOELECTRONICS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19920463
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A heterodyne technique is used to characterise the nonlinear response behaviour of microwave pin photodetectors in terms of 3 dB bandwidth reduction and signal distortion of the sinusoidal input/output. Bandwidth reductions from 20 to 2.5 GHz (at 1.6 mW) are observed.
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页码:731 / 732
页数:2
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