Title : 
Z-cut LiNbO3 optical modulator using patch-antenna with orthogonal-gaps for millimeter-wave radar applications
         
        
            Author : 
Wijayanto, Y.N. ; Kanno, Atsushi ; Kawanishi, Tetsuyas ; Murata, Hidekazu ; Okamura, Yasuyuki
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Photonic Network Res. Inst., Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Koganei, Japan
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We propose z-cut LiNbO3 optical modulators using patch-antennas with orthogonal-gaps for millimeter-wave radar applications. They are fabricated on thin LiNbO3 crystals bonded with low-k dielectric materials. Large modulation efficiency and low noise response are obtainable.
         
        
            Keywords : 
dielectric materials; microstrip antennas; millimetre wave radar; optical modulation; LiNbO3; low-k dielectric materials; millimeter-wave radar applications; orthogonal-gaps; patch-antenna; z-cut optical modulator; Millimeter wave radar; Optical buffering; Optical device fabrication; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical reflection; LiNbO3; Optical modulator; millimeter-wave radar; patch-antenna;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Microwave Photonics (MWP) and the 2014 9th Asia-Pacific Microwave Photonics Conference (APMP), 2014 International Topical Meeting on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Sapporo
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/MWP.2014.6994528