Abstract

We have demonstrated balanced coherent detection using distributed balanced traveling-wave photodetectors integrated with single mode polymer optical waveguides. Balanced distributed traveling-wave photodetectors having 3 dB bandwidth of 20 GHz exhibited 20 dB signal to noise ratio improvement measured at 15 GHz modulation frequency in a balanced coherent detection demonstration.

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History
Original Manuscript: September 3, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: October 20, 2009
Revised Manuscript: October 14, 2009
Published: October 21, 2009

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Author Affiliations

W. B. Johnson, W. N. Herman

Laboratory for Physical Sciences

Junghwan Kim, S. Kanakaraju, Chi H. Lee

University of Maryland, College Park

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