Title :
Design and characterization of a 120-GHz millimeter-wave antenna for integrated photonic transmitters
Author :
Hirata, Akihiko ; Ishii, Hiromu ; Nagatsuma, Tadao
Author_Institution :
NTT Telecommun. Energy Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
11/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We developed a planar slot antenna on an Si substrate for a photonic >100-GHz millimeter-wave (MMW) transmitter. We designed the antenna by using three-dimensional electromagnetic-field simulators and characterized its performance by using an optoelectronic network analyzer. The transmitter uses a very fast photodiode with high output power. Using these photonic techniques, we succeeded in building this compact photonic transmitter that emits MMWs with a power of >0.2 mW at a frequency of 120 GHz
Keywords :
microwave photonics; millimetre wave antennas; network analysers; optical fibre communication; optical transmitters; photodiodes; slot antennas; 120 GHz; integrated photonic transmitters; millimeter-wave antenna; optoelectronic network analyzer; output power; photodiode; planar slot antenna; three-dimensional electromagnetic-field simulators; Analytical models; Buildings; Electromagnetic analysis; Millimeter wave technology; Performance analysis; Photodiodes; Power generation; Slot antennas; Transmitters; Transmitting antennas;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
