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Photodiode Étienne

These photodiodes were developed by Étienne in cooperation with the AEI and altered to peak at about 16.2MHz.

Schematics Used

Notable Changes Made

To achieve a peak at around 16.2MHz, components had to be changed.
Changed components:

Schematic Component Used Component
L1 6u8 6u8
C3 6p 2 x 4.7p
R2 40.2R 40.2R
Changed only for the 3rd and 4th build
U5 AD587 LT1236A-10
C19 1u none
  • For Coil L1 the part 1812CS-682XJLC (or at least a part with the same form factor) has to be used
  • C3 influences at which frequency the peak will be
  • Instead of the AD587, LT1236A-10 can be used
    • When doing this, the C19 component must not be soldered.
    • C19 connects pin 8 of U5 to ground. Pin 8 is not in use in LT1236A-10.

Using The Photodiode

  • The photodiode requires a power input of +/- 15V
  • AC Output: right SMA connector
  • DC Output: left SMA connector
  • When using a spectrum-analyzer (e.g. RIGOL DSA815) in combination with the ROHDE&SCHWARZ signal-generator, a 50Ω terminator must be used, too

Measured Data

The traces of the amplitude and phase were measured.

  • A RIGOL Network Analyzer was used to gather that data from the AC output
  • A 9V test-laser with a modulation of -10dB @ 100MHz was used in this experimental setup
  • The traces of the diodes were fitted in Python

The results:

Diode Resonance frequency [MHz] Peak to 15MHz Ratio [dB] P14R [dB] P17R [dB] P18R [dB] FWHM with Gauß-Fit [kHz] Phase #1 Comment
1 16.11 [+/- 0.015] 8.65 13.71 6.99 12.44 271.75
2 16.14 [+/- 0.01] 8.92 13.46 6.53 11.34 270.98
3 16.13 [+/- 0.01] 9.17 14.75 6.66 12.13 271.45
4 16.16 [+/- 0.01] 9.39 14.81 6.5 12.09 269.72

#1 Was bedeutet P17 etc? #2 Peak to 17MHz Ratio [Name sollte besser noch geändert werden]

  • X = MAx dazu Y Wert = Peak hight over ..
  • Es feht der Fehler von der Linienbreite und des Max Peaks
  • Höhe des Resonanz-Peaks über Rauschen

FWHM [Diode 1]: 271750.86662876786Hz
FWHM [Diode 2]: 270984.2391765082Hz
FWHM [Diode 3]: 271450.8282159102Hz
FWHM [Diode 4]: 269724.22527546244Hz

Wechselwirkung (WW) EOM und PD Nr.4

Spektrometer Rhode&Schwarz RBW: 100Hz VBW: 10Hz SWT: 30s Ref: 0dBm Att: 10dB