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Optical response of the GaAs MESFET at microwave frequencies and applications
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Optical response of the GaAs MESFET at microwave frequencies and applications

A Paolella, P.R Herczfeld, A Madjar and T Higgins
1991 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, v 2, pp 487-490 vol.2
1991

Abstract

Gallium arsenide Injection-locked oscillators Integrated optics MESFET integrated circuits Microwave frequencies Microwave integrated circuits MMICs Monolithic integrated circuits Optical coupling Photonic integrated circuits
The authors consider the MESFET as an optical port on MMICs (monolithic microwave integrated circuits). It is shown quantitatively how better optical coupling improves the photoresponse of the MESFET. It is pointed out that by modest redesign its frequency response can be significantly extended up to 10 GHz. How these can be converted to better optical control of MMIC circuits is demonstrated. A direct optical injection locking of a MESFET oscillator was performed. The measured optical injection locking bandwidth was 43.8 MHz.< >

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