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Optical control of a GaAs MMIC transmit/receive module
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Optical control of a GaAs MMIC transmit/receive module

A Paolella and P.R Herczfeld
1988 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, v 2, pp 959-962
1988

Abstract

Gallium arsenide Integrated optics MMICs Optical control Optical modulation Optical pulses Pulse amplifiers Pulse modulation Semiconductor optical amplifiers Stimulated emission
Experimental results are reported for optical gain control and optical pulse-code modulation (PCM) of a GaAs microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) distributed amplifier intended for reconfigurable phased-array antenna use. The control signal was generated by a low-cost LED, and a multifinger MESFET was utilized as a photodetector. The amplifier gain was varied by 15 dB as a function of the optical intensity over the frequency range of 5-8-GHz. Pulse-code modulation was obtained using a semiconductor laser.< >

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