CASCADABLE DIFFERENTIAL PNPN OPTOELECTRONIC SWITCH OPERATING AT 50MBIT/S WITH ULTRAHIGH OPTICAL INPUT SENSITIVITY

被引:25
作者
KNUPFER, B
KUIJK, M
HEREMANS, P
VOUNCKX, R
BORGHS, G
机构
[1] FREE UNIV BRUSSELS,DEPT APPL PHYS TONA,B-1050 BRUSSELS,BELGIUM
[2] IMEC,B-3001 LOUVAIN,BELGIUM
关键词
PHOTOTHYRISTORS; OPTOELECTRONIC SWITCHES;
D O I
10.1049/el:19950299
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
Dramatic improvements in the high-speed performance of GaAs/ AlGaAs optical thyristor-based differential pairs are reported. The authors demonstrate cascadable operation at 50 Mbit/s with an external optical input energy of 7.4fJ, resulting in the best speed-sensitivity product ever reported for optical thyristors.
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页码:485 / 486
页数:2
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