A two stage microwave hybrid integrated distributed amplifier with a gain of 7 ± 1 dB and a noise figure better than 5.2 dB in the 0.2–11 GHz band and better than 3 dB in the 7.5–11 GHz subband is reported. The amplifier ...

Optical responsivity and electrical reflection of an ultra high-speed pin photodiode (PD) are measured in 20 GHz frequency range. The effect of PD bias voltage variation was investigated at different incident optical power ...

Fiber-radio distribution networks have been investigated by several authors recently. In such networks wideband access of several subscribers is provided with the advantage of easy installation and reduced maintenance costs ...

A new approach for the design and construction of low noise broadband optical receivers is presented utilizing distributed amplification based on hybrid integrated technology. Using extremely low noise PHEMTs as well as ...

The gain-bandwidth relations of distributed amplifiers (DA) are analyzed. It is shown that the amplifier performance is uniquely related to the properties of the active elements and the electrical length of the transmission ...

In the paper the gain-bandwidth relations of microwave distributed amplifiers are analyzed. It is shown that in case of proper realization corresponding to distributed amplifier (DA) requirements the amplifier gain and ...

In wideband optical communications the bandwidth and the noise of optical receivers are crucial problems. The application of a distributed amplifier instead of a transimpedance amplifier in an optical receiver has the ...

In this paper alternative circuit topologies for hybrid integrated distributed amplifiers (DA) are analyzed and compared. Improvement in the gain-bandwidth product and decrease in the gain ripple using the proposed new ...

Characterisation of direct modulated laser diodes has an important role in the design of microwave fiber optic links. Modulation bandwidth and electrical reflection was measured in GHz frequency range and applied for bias ...

The properties of a new optomixing method are investigated and compared to the performance of the photodetection. This new method offers significantly higher output signal level compared to the direct photodetection.