Output saturation and linearity of waveguide unitraveling-carrier photodiodes

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 354-359

  Klamkin, Jonathan ^a   Chang, Yu Chia ^a   Ramaswamy, Anand ^a   Johansson, Leif A ^a   Bowers, John E ^a   DenBaars, Steven P ^a   Coldren, Larry A ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Coherent receiver; Fiber optic link; Linearity; Saturation current; Third order intermodulation distortion (IMD3); Third order output intercept point (OIP3); Unitraveling carrier photodiode (UTC PD)

Indexed keywords

COHERENT RECEIVER; FIBER-OPTIC LINK; LINEARITY; SATURATION CURRENT; THIRD-ORDER INTERMODULATION DISTORTION (IMD3); THIRD-ORDER OUTPUT INTERCEPT POINT (OIP3); UNITRAVELING-CARRIER PHOTODIODE (UTC-PD);

DISTORTION (WAVES); FIBER OPTICS; INTERMODULATION DISTORTION; INTERMODULATION MEASUREMENT; LINEARIZATION; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTODIODES; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES; SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS; WAVEGUIDES;

HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS;

EID: 65349119597     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2007.914768     Document Type: Article

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