Title :
Optical submillimeter-wave generation employing antenna integrated ultra-fast travelling-wave 1.55 /spl mu/m photodetectors
Author :
Malcoci, A. ; Stohr, A. ; Lill, K. ; Siebe, F. ; van der Waal, P. ; Sauerwald, A. ; Gusten, R. ; Jager, D.
Author_Institution :
Gerhard Mercator Univ., Duisburg, Germany
Abstract :
Optical heterodyne submillimeter-wave (submmw) generation using waveguide and antenna coupled 1.55 /spl mu/m travelling-wave photodetectors (TW-PD´s) is experimentally investigated up to about 500 GHz.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; microwave photonics; photodetectors; submillimetre wave antennas; submillimetre wave generation; transmitters; 1.55 micron; 500 GHz; SOLT antenna; antenna integrated photodetectors; broadband bow-tie antenna; heterodyne submm-wave generation; optical heterodyne submillimeter-wave generation; ultra-fast travelling-wave photodetectors; waveguide coupled THz photonic transmitter; Frequency; Impedance; Integrated optics; Optical mixing; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Photodetectors; Submillimeter wave propagation;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2003 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7695-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2003.1210902
