High-speed optoelectronic pulse generation and sampling system

• Published in: IEEE transactions on instrumentation and measurement Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 449 - 453
• Main Author: Paulter, N.G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01-09-1988; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Circuit properties; Coplanar waveguides; Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits; Electronics; Exact sciences and technology; Measurement techniques; Microwave circuits, microwave integrated circuits, microwave transmission lines, submillimeter wave circuits; Optical pulses; Pulse circuits; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Sampling methods; Space vector pulse width modulation; Substrates; Transmission line measurements; Optoelectronics; Coplanar technology; Sampling apparatus; Waveguide; Measuring system
• ISSN: 0018-9456; 1557-9662
• DOI: 10.1109/19.7473

A very-high-frequency (>100-GHz) optoelectronic pulsing and sampling system is presented. This system is used for the characterization of high-speed electronic devices and transmission line structures, and for the study of electronic transport phenomena at picosecond time scales. The signal-to-noise ratio obtained in this system is greater than 50 dB, the sensitivity limit is approximately 1 mu V/Hz/sup 1/2/, and the temporal resolution can be less than 1 ps, thereby permitting studies of very fast low-level signals.< >