Tao Xun, Xinyue Niu, Langning Wang, Bin Zhang, Jinmei Yao, Yimu Yu, Hanwu Yang, Jing Hou, Jinliang Liu, Jiande Zhang, "Recent progress of parameter-adjustable high-power photonic microwave generation based on wide-bandgap photoconductive semiconductors," Chin. Opt. Lett. 22, 012501 (2024)

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- Chinese Optics Letters
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Fig. 1. Different types of microwave sources.

Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of the principle of photoconductive microwave generation using wide-bandgap semiconductors.
![Equivalent circuit model of the device[45].](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 3. Equivalent circuit model of the device[45].
![Framework diagram of the transient photocurrent model of a 4H-SiC PCSD[48].](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 4. Framework diagram of the transient photocurrent model of a 4H-SiC PCSD[48].
![System architecture of the burst-mode-operation pulse laser, including the schematic diagram of the three-stage all-fiber amplifier[49] and the second-harmonic generation (SHG) system.](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 5. System architecture of the burst-mode-operation pulse laser, including the schematic diagram of the three-stage all-fiber amplifier[49] and the second-harmonic generation (SHG) system.

Fig. 6. Typical structure of a 6H-SiC device.
![(a) Optimization of the optical coupling structure. (b), (c) Comparison of the outputs of systems with and without optical coupling[63].](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 7. (a) Optimization of the optical coupling structure. (b), (c) Comparison of the outputs of systems with and without optical coupling[63].

Fig. 8. (a) Experimental setup of the frequency-adjustable HPM generator based on a linear 6H-SiC PCSD, including (b) the integrated device and (c) the test circuit.

Fig. 9. Experimental results of output waveforms of the SiC device with the 1064-nm pulse laser. (a) The output waveform at a modulated frequency of 1 GHz. (b) The typical normalized spectra of output waveforms with modulated frequencies ranging from 0.5 GHz to 2.5 GHz.
![(a) Breakdown process of the device, (b) optimized electrode structure with the double-sided AZO, and (c) effect of the optimized electrode structure on the lifetime and efficiency[66].](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 10. (a) Breakdown process of the device, (b) optimized electrode structure with the double-sided AZO, and (c) effect of the optimized electrode structure on the lifetime and efficiency[66].

Fig. 11. Key steps to achieve higher power and higher frequency output.
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Table 1. Comparison of the 4H-SiC and GaN Properties
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Table 2. Definitions of the Physical Quantities
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Table 3. Definitions and Measured Values of the Physical Quantities

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