Packaged photonic probes for an on-wafer broad-band millimeter-wave network analyzer

Sahri, N.; Nagatsuma, Tadao

doi:10.1109/68.874243

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“…[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] The fringing field is typically confined within only several micrometers from the surface and the time of travel through the field region is small. In optical probing of integrated circuits the electrical signals are detected by placing an EO probe in the region of the fringing field on the circuit surface.…”

Section: Electro-optic Effect In An Unbalanced Algaas/ Gaas Microresomentioning

confidence: 99%

Electro-optic effect in an unbalanced AlGaAs∕GaAs microresonator

Mitrofanov¹,

Gasparyan²,

Pfeiffer³

et al. 2005

Applied Physics Letters

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Section: Electro-optic Effect In An Unbalanced Algaas/ Gaas Microresomentioning

confidence: 99%

Electro-optic effect in an unbalanced AlGaAs∕GaAs microresonator

Mitrofanov¹,

Gasparyan²,

Pfeiffer³

et al. 2005

Applied Physics Letters

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“…The advent of semiconductor laser diodes, pulse compression and optical amplification with fibres has given us femtosecond lasers that provide turn-key and maintenance-free operation. The most promising technologies for pulse sources are a gain-switched laser diode [13] and a mode-locked fibre laser [14], both of which are used with a fibre-optic pulse compressor to reduce the pulse width down to the desired duration. Optical pulses of <300 fs in duration with an average power of >10 mW are easily obtained with these techniques.…”

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“…Figure 10(a) illustrates the head of the ultra-broadband network analyser, based on time-domain photonic techniques. All the functions of stimulus, sampling and bias for the DUT are integrated into a probe head structure dedicated to measuring the twoport scattering (S) parameters of devices [14,65]. This implementation of techniques for generation, transmission and detection in a single device is the fullest realization of the concept of photonic measurement shown in figure 1.…”

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Photonic measurement technologies for high-speed electronics

Nagatsuma¹

2002

Meas. Sci. Technol.

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In this paper we review recent advances in photonic measurement technologies for high-speed electronics covering the frequency range from gigahertz to terahertz. In the first part we describe the basic technologies for photonic measurement, i.e. the generation and detection of high-frequency electrical signals. In the second part, we discuss recent practical applications, including high-speed integrated circuit probers, sampling oscilloscopes, network analysers, and imaging systems.

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“…To date, an f 3dB of 310 GHz [12] and an output power of more than 20 mW at 100 GHz [13] have been demonstrated. This superior performance of the UTC-PD can drastically expand its application area, not only as a high-speed photoreceiver in communications systems [14,15] but also as a high-power photonic mm-and submm-wave generator for various analog systems [16][17][18][19][20].…”

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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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Packaged photonic probes for an on-wafer broad-band millimeter-wave network analyzer

Cited by 10 publications

References 6 publications

Electro-optic effect in an unbalanced AlGaAs∕GaAs microresonator

Electro-optic effect in an unbalanced AlGaAs∕GaAs microresonator

Photonic measurement technologies for high-speed electronics

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

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