Two-terminal edge-coupled InP/InGaAs heterojunction phototransistor optoelectronic mixer

IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 72-74

  Liu, C P ^a   Seeds, A J ^a   Wake, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heterojunction phototransistor; Microwave optoelectronics; Optoelectronic mixing

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT MODULATION; METALLORGANIC VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY; MIXER CIRCUITS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PHOTODETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE;

HETEROJUNCTION PHOTOTRANSISTOR OPTOELECTRONIC MIXER; MICROWAVE OPTOELECTRONICS; OPTICALLY CONTROLLED MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS;

PHOTOTRANSISTORS;

EID: 0031098334     PISSN: 10518207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/75.556036     Document Type: Article

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