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10 March 2020 High-power balanced uni-traveling-carrier photodiodes for high-frequency RF photonic links (Conference Presentation)
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Freedom Photonics and the University of Virginia have developed high power, wide-bandwidth balanced photodetectors based on vertically-illuminated modified uni-traveling carrier (MUTC) photodiode technology. These balanced pairs are based on single photodiodes which achieve 3-dB bandwidths of 25 GHz, coupled with output powers above 23 dBm, as well as 35 GHz photodiodes with output powers greater than 19 dBm. A balanced configuration of these devices offers advantages in common-mode noise reduction, increasing the signal-to-noise ratio. In a photonic link, high-power, balanced photodiodes support high link gain and large bandwidths, while the high linearity of these devices maximizes spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR).
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Madison Woodson, Steven Estrella, Kenneth A. Hay, Ronald P. Stahl, Henry Garrett, Keye Sun, Jesse Morgan, Andreas Beling, Daniel Renner, and Milan L. Mashanovitch "High-power balanced uni-traveling-carrier photodiodes for high-frequency RF photonic links (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE 11279, Terahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications XIII, 112791I (10 March 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2546608
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KEYWORDS
Photodiodes

RF photonics

Signal to noise ratio

Optical fibers

Analog electronics

Avionic systems

Clocks

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