Microwave Performance of an Optically Controlled AlGaAs/GaAs High Electron Mobility Transistor and GaAs MESFET
- 1 January 1987
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Vol. 2, 815-818
- https://doi.org/10.1109/mwsym.1987.1132540
Abstract
Direct current and also characteristics of optically the microwave illuminated AIGaAs/GaAs HEMT are experimentally measured for the first time and compared with that of GaAs MESFET. The results showed that the average increase in the gain is 2.8 dB under 1.7 mW/cm/sub 2/ optical intensity at 0.83 µm. Further, the effect of illumination on S-parameters is more pronounced when the devices are biased close to pinch-off. Novel applications of optically illuminated HEMT as a variable gain amplifier, high-speed high-frequency photo detector, and mixer are demonstrated.Keywords
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