Title :
A Millimeter-Wave Self-Oscillating Mixer Using a Mode-Locked Laser
Author :
Khawaja, Bilal A. ; Cryan, Martin J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Power Eng., Nat. Univ. of Sci. & Technol. (NUSTPNEC), Karachi, Pakistan
Abstract :
This paper presents a study of millimeter-wave optoelectronic downconversion using the self-oscillating mixer concept. Baseband data are transmitted using a 40-GHz electrical carrier; however, detection only requires a much lower speed photodiode. Both homodyne and heterodyne configurations are presented with the former requiring injection locking which can limit the maximum baseband data rate.
Keywords :
injection locked oscillators; millimetre wave mixers; optoelectronic devices; 40-GHz electrical carrier; heterodyne configurations; homodyne configurations; injection locking; maximum baseband data rate; millimeter-wave optoelectronic downconversion; millimeter-wave self-oscillating mixer; mode-locked laser; photodiode; Baseband; Binary phase shift keying; Frequency modulation; Laser mode locking; Millimeter wave technology; Mixers; Oscillators; Heterodyne; homodyne; injection locking; millimeter wave (mm wave); optoelectronic; self-oscillating mixer (SOM);
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMTT.2010.2077513
