OPTIMAL LOCAL OSCILLATOR POWER FOR CMT PHOTOVOLTAIC DETECTOR IN HETERODYNE MODE

Authors
OH D DROBINSKI P SALAMITOU P FLAMANT PH
Citation
D. Oh et al., OPTIMAL LOCAL OSCILLATOR POWER FOR CMT PHOTOVOLTAIC DETECTOR IN HETERODYNE MODE, Infrared physics & technology, 37(3), 1996, pp. 325-333
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Physics, Applied
Journal title
Infrared physics & technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
13504495
Volume
37
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
325 - 333
Database
ISI
SICI code
1350-4495(1996)37:3<325:OLOPFC>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The best performance of a CMT photo-voltaic detector in the heterodyne mode relies on an optimal local oscillator power. A theoretical analy sis and experiments are conducted to determine the optimal power in co nnection with the diode parameters to operate at maximum quantum yield .