Optically powered switch and method for operating an optically powered switch

An optically powered switch. An example optically powered switch generally includes a light source configured to output an optical signal. The example optically powered switch generally includes a photodiode configured to convert the optical signal to an electrical signal. The example optically powe...

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Hauptverfasser: Imthurn, George Pete, Vedula, Ravi Pramod Kumar, Fanelli, Stephen Alan
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An optically powered switch. An example optically powered switch generally includes a light source configured to output an optical signal. The example optically powered switch generally includes a photodiode configured to convert the optical signal to an electrical signal. The example optically powered switch generally includes a bias and control circuit configured to power at least one radio frequency (RF) switch using the electrical signal.