摘要: Optoelectronic metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) switches were studied. They are found to be simple to integrate and fast. Applications of MSM switches include photodetection, high voltage switching, microwave generation, and sampli... 展开 Optoelectronic metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) switches were studied. They are found to be simple to integrate and fast. Applications of MSM switches include photodetection, high voltage switching, microwave generation, and sampling. MSM switches were used for digital sampling in an Optoelectronic Time Division Multiplexer (OETDM). A serial data rate of 2.5 Gbits/second and an 8:1 multiplexing ratio were achieved using InP substrates. The optoelectronic switch has emerged over the past decade as a simple, easily integrable structure which can be very fast. Metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) switches will be reviewed and their performance discussed. Applications of MSM switches include photodetection, fast high voltage switching, sampling and microwave generation and control. We used the MSM switches for digital sampling in an Optoelectronic Time Division Multiplexer (OETDM). OETDM experiments will be presented for both VLSI and stand-alone multiplexing applications. 收起