Large-signal compression-current measurements in high-power microwave pin photodiodes
Large-signal compression-current measurements in high-power microwave pin photodiodes
- Author(s): K.J. Williams and R.D. Esman
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19990057
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- Author(s): K.J. Williams 1 and R.D. Esman 1
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1: Code 5650, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, USA
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1: Code 5650, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, USA
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Volume 35, Issue 1,
7 January 1999,
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82 – 84
DOI: 10.1049/el:19990057 , Print ISSN 0013-5194, Online ISSN 1350-911X
The authors present the first large-signal compression measurements for surface-illuminated pin microwave photodetectors. The maximum RF power delivered by the photodiodes was +12, +17 and +20 dBm for bandwidths of 25, 3 and 1 GHz, respectively.
Inspec keywords: semiconductor device measurement; photodetectors; power semiconductor diodes; microwave diodes; microwave photonics; electric current measurement; p-i-n photodiodes
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Subjects: Current measurement; Solid-state microwave circuits and devices; Microwave photonics; Photoelectric devices; Photodetectors
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