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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 <fc #ff0000>RIGOL Network Analyzer</fc> 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] Resonance peak hight over noise [dB] FWHM with Gauß-Fit [kHz] Phase Comment
1 16.105 271.75
2 16.136 270.98
3 16.13 271.45
4 16.158 269.72
  • <fc #ff0000>Es feht der Fehler von der Linienbreite und des Max Peaks</fc>
  • Höhe des Resonanz-Peaks über Rauschen
  • <fc #ff0000>Daten der Phasen-Messung fehlen + Auswertung/Result

</fc> FWHM [Diode 1]: 271750.86662876786Hz
FWHM [Diode 2]: 270984.2391765082Hz
FWHM [Diode 3]: 271450.8282159102Hz
FWHM [Diode 4]: 269724.22527546244Hz