Applications

Question 1

What is High-Speed
Optoelectronics?

Answer 1

The utilization of ultra-fast optical/electrical mechanisms to
provide unique solutions in communications, navigation, and
sensing.

Question 2

What are two major properties of electrons?

Answer 2

1) Fermions: Strong interaction
2) Good for processing (e.g. computer chips)

Question 3

What are two major properties of photons?

Answer 3

1) Bosons: weak interaction
2) Good for transportation (e.g. optical fibers)

Question 4

Benefits of Electron/photon interaction?

Answer 4

1) Access ultra-fast optical and/or electrical mechanisms
2) Enables new methods to generate, modulate and process information (e.g. THz pulse generation, microwave optical signal processing

Question 5

List some communication applications with photoelectronics?

Answer 5

– Digital fiber optic networks – Microwave fiber optic links – MMW free space links – Ultra-wideband (UWB) links – Satellite RF communication links

Question 6

List Navigation applications of photoelectronics.

Answer 6

– Global Positioning Satellite – Inertial navigation – Satellite navigation – Time-frequency transfer networks

Question 7

List some