THE PULSE-POSITION MODULATION OF A LIGHT EMITTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE DIODE,

Abstract

The gallium arsenide diode is one of the most efficient semiconductor light emitters in use today. Like all semiconductor devices, however, it can dissipate only small amounts of power. This severly limits the range over which the radiation from a GaAs diode can be detected. By using pulse-position modulation, high current pulses of short duration can be used to modulate the light and maintain low power dissipation. This significantly increases the range obtainable. The complete transmitter for this scheme contains only five or six transistors, depending on the maximum current limit of the diode used. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0421431

Entities

People

  • George D. Locke Jr.

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Diodes
  • Gallium
  • Gallium Arsenides
  • Modulation
  • Pulse Position Modulation
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Transistors

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics