Photonic millimetre- and sub-millimetre-wave generation using J-band rectangular-waveguide-output uni-travelling-carrier photodiode module

Itô, Hiroshi; Furuta, Tadaomi; Muramoto, Y.; Ito, Toshio; Ishibashi, Tadao

doi:10.1049/el:20063033

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“…This technique compensates for the internal capacitance of the PD, thus eliminating the constraint of RC time constant at a specific frequency, and increases the output power by more than 3 dB at the resonant frequency. The maximum output power exceeds 20 mW at around 100 GHz for circuit (a) [46], and > 100 μW at around 300 GHz for circuit (c) [47].…”

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confidence: 97%

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High‐power RF photodiodes and their applications

Nagatsuma

Itô

Ishibashi

2009

Laser & Photonics Reviews

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There has been an increasing interest in photonic generation of RF signals in the millimeter-wave (30 GHz ∼ 300 GHz) and/or terahertz-wave (0.1 THz ∼ 10 THz) regions, and photodiodes play a key role in it. This paper reviews recent progress in the high-power RF photodiodes such as UniTraveling-Carrier-Photodiodes (UTC-PDs), which operate at these frequencies. Several approaches to increasing both the bandwidth and output power of photodiodes are discussed, and promising applications to broadband wireless communications and spectroscopic sensing are described.Photodiode chip is bonded to the substrate with the antenna. This is a symbolic figure of RF photonics in this article. Antenna Photodiode Light RF signal

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Section: Circuit Designmentioning

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“…W-band (75-110 GHz), F-band (90-140 GHz), D-band (110-170 GHz), and J-band (220-325 GHz) PD modules with rectangular (hollow) waveguides were developed [47,68]. The waveguide-output module can be easily combined with other active components with hollow-waveguide I/O ports such as power amplifiers and frequency multipliers.…”

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High‐power RF photodiodes and their applications

Nagatsuma

Itô

Ishibashi

2009

Laser & Photonics Reviews

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“…For the demonstration, a general purpose EDFA with noise figure of approximately 7 dB, AWG with the 25-GHz channel spacing, and UTC-PD module with a WR-3 waveguide port [8] were used. In general, since a UTC-PD provides high saturation current and high operating frequency, it is very suitable for sub-terahertz applications [9].…”

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Photonic Generation of Sub-Terahertz Noises and Its Application to Spectroscopy Measurement

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Furuta

Wakatsuki

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2008 38th European Microwave Conference

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We present a photonic technique for generating subterahertz noise with an optical amplifier, arrayed waveguide grating (AWG), and uni-travelling carrier photodiode (UTC-PD). This scheme provides a high noise level and good controllability of the noise level and frequency band. The power density of the generated sub-terahertz noise is approximately -130.1 dBm/Hz at 350 GHz, which is 43.9 dB higher than the thermal noise (-174 dBm/Hz). Utilizing the implemented sub-terahertz noise generator with an UTC-PD module, we measured the absorption lines of N 2 O in the frequency range approximately 280 ~ 390 GHz and compared them with simulations.

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“…One is to use a waveguide-output module [31][32][33][34], and the other is to use a quasi-optic configuration [35]. The waveguide-module approach is effective for coupling the output power with the input port of the objective if it has a waveguide input port.…”

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“…Figure 12 shows the relationship between the measured mm-wave output power and the diode photocurrent for the fabricated F-band module at 120 GHz [32]. A wide linearity is maintained up to a very high mm-wave output power of For applications at the higher frequencies, we also developed a waveguide-output UTC-PD module for operation in the J-band (220 -325 GHz) by scaling down the components [34]. The basic configuration is similar to that of the ones mentioned above.…”

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Uni-traveling-carrier photodiodes for high-speed detection and broadband sensing

2007

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The uni-traveling-carrier photodiode (UTC-PD) is a novel photodiode that utilizes only electrons as the active carriers. This unique feature is the key to realize its excellent high-speed and high-output characteristics simultaneously. To date, a record 3-dB bandwidth (f 3dB ) of 310 GHz and a very high millimeter (mm)-wave output power of over 17 mW at 120 GHz have been achieved. These superior characteristics are essential for the detection of high-bit-rate optical signal in communications systems and for the generation of high-frequency electro-magnetic waves in measurement and sensing systems. For optical communications, we have realized a photoreceiver operating at up to 160 Gbit/s and an avalanche photodiode with a record f 3dB of 40 GHz. For generating mm-/sub-mm-wave signals, we have developed a compact UTC-PD module with a rectangular waveguide output port for operation at up to 325 GHz. We have also fabricated a quasi-optical module for operation at higher frequencies integrating a UTC-PDs and a planar log-periodic antenna. This module can be operated at up to 1.6 THz with a maximum output-power of 2.6 µW at 1.04 THz. The UTC-PD has been used successfully for several applications, such as mm-wave imaging and photonic local signal supply for radio telescopes, demonstrating its feasibility for high-frequency measurement and sensing systems. As a challenge for future high-sensitivity sensing systems, the possibility of UTC-PD modules operating at a very low temperature of 15 K has also been demonstrated.

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Photonic millimetre- and sub-millimetre-wave generation using J-band rectangular-waveguide-output uni-travelling-carrier photodiode module

Cited by 76 publications

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High‐power RF photodiodes and their applications

High‐power RF photodiodes and their applications

Photonic Generation of Sub-Terahertz Noises and Its Application to Spectroscopy Measurement

Uni-traveling-carrier photodiodes for high-speed detection and broadband sensing

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