Millimeter-wave electro-optic modulator using integrated patch antennas and stacked structure

Author

Ikeda, Takashi ; Murata, Hidekazu ; Okamura, Yasuyuki

Author_Institution

Grad. Sch. of Eng. Sci., Osaka Univ., Toyonaka, Japan

fYear

2014

fDate

20-23 Oct. 2014

Firstpage

423

Lastpage

426

Abstract

We have proposed electro-optic (EO) modulators using LiNbO₃ waveguides and antenna-coupled electrodes stacked on a low-dielectric constant substrate for radio-over-fiber systems. In this paper, a new design using antenna integrated structures is presented to get high modulation efficiency with a small array and a large area of patch antennas.

Keywords

electro-optical modulation; integrated optics; lithium compounds; microstrip antennas; microwave photonics; millimetre wave devices; millimetre waves; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical design techniques; optical waveguides; permittivity; radio-over-fibre; LiNbO₃; antenna-coupled electrodes; integrated patch antennas; lithium niobate waveguides; low-dielectric constant substrate; millimeter-wave electro-optic modulator; radio-over-fiber systems; stacked structure design; Electrodes; Electrooptic modulators; Electrooptical waveguides; Patch antennas; Antenna integration; Electro-optic modulator; Patch antenna; Radio-over-Fiber; Resonant electrode;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Photonics (MWP) and the 2014 9th Asia-Pacific Microwave Photonics Conference (APMP), 2014 International Topical Meeting on

Conference_Location

Sapporo

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWP.2014.6994589

Filename

6994589