Experimental and theoretical linearity investigation of high-power unitraveling-carrier photodiodes

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 1247-1249

  Chtioui, Mourad ^a   Carpentier, Daniele ^a   Rousseau, Benjamin ^a   Lelarge, Francois ^a   Enard, Alain ^a   Achouche, Mohand ^a  

^a ALCATEL THALES III V LAB   (France)

Author keywords

Harmonics; High power photodiodes; Intermodulation distortion; Linearity; Photodetectors; Third order intercept point (IP3); Unitraveling carrier photodiode (UTC PD)

Indexed keywords

HARMONICS; HIGH-POWER PHOTODIODES; LINEARITY; THIRD-ORDER INTERCEPT POINT (IP3); UNITRAVELING-CARRIER PHOTODIODE (UTC-PD);

DISTORTION (WAVES); HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; INTERMODULATION DISTORTION; INTERMODULATION MEASUREMENT; LINEARIZATION; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTODIODES;

HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS;

EID: 69649100252     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2009.2025139     Document Type: Article

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