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A New Optoelectronic CW Microwave Source

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Picosecond Electronics and Optoelectronics II

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Electronics and Photonics ((SSEP,volume 24))

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Ultrafast switching utilizing picosecond photoconductors finds many applications, including optoelectronic sampling and characterization of high-speed electronic devices [l]. A major area of application that has not been explored is in microwave and millimeter- wave generation and control. The low-noise switching characteristic of these devices is very promising, since the microwave or millimeter wave signals can be generated in complete time synchronization with the exciting optical pulses. The time synchronization opens the door to unique applications. For example, it becomes possible to use optoelectronic techniques to modulate the CW microwave signal, allowing high data-rate signaling. Another potentially powerful application is in phased array antennas, where the central issue is to provide the correct phase and amplitude at each element of the array in a manner which allows rapid scanning.

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  1. Electrical Engineering Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA

    C. J. Clark, E. A. Chauchard, K. J. Webb, K. Zaki & C. H. Lee

  2. Laboratory for Physical Sciences, 4928 College Avenue, College Park, MD, 20740, USA

    P. Polak-Dingels

  3. COMSAT Laboratories, Clarksburg, MD, 20871, USA

    H. A. Hung & H. C. Huang

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  1. United Technologies Research Center, 06108, East Hartford, CT, USA

    Frederick John Leonberger

  2. Dept. of Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, 20742, College Park, MD, USA

    Chi H. Lee

  3. AT&T Bell Laboratories, Room 7A-209, 600 Mountain Avenue, 07974, Murray Hill, NJ, USA

    Federico Capasso

  4. Dept. of Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, 61801, Champaign Urbana, IL, USA

    Hadis Morkoc

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Clark, C.J. et al. (1987). A New Optoelectronic CW Microwave Source. In: Leonberger, F.J., Lee, C.H., Capasso, F., Morkoc, H. (eds) Picosecond Electronics and Optoelectronics II. Springer Series in Electronics and Photonics, vol 24. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72970-6_58

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