PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SAMPLING PROBE WITH 2.3-PS TEMPORAL RESOLUTION AND 4-MU-V SENSITIVITY

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作者
KIM, JH [1 ]
WILLIAMSON, S [1 ]
NEES, J [1 ]
WAKANA, S [1 ]
WHITAKER, J [1 ]
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[1] FUJITSU LABS LTD,ATSUGI 24301,JAPAN
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10.1063/1.109437
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We report on a novel probe technology which is applied to the measurement of high-speed guided electrical signals. The probe consists of a high-impedance gate fabricated using an interdigitated electrode structure on semi-insulating, low-temperature-grown GaAs, and its operation is based on the optoelectronic technique of photoconductive sampling. The probe has a dynamic range of > 10(6), permitting the linear measurement of short-duration signals with amplitudes ranging from microvolts up to several volts. Its resistance is 100 MOMEGA, and its capacitance is less than 0.1 fF, making this probe attractive for noninvasive, external circuit testing of ultrahigh-speed devices and circuits.
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