155 Mbit/s data transmission at 60 GHz using a 1/spl times/4 patch array antenna with variable optical delay lines

Author

Grosskopf, G. ; Eggemann, R. ; Rohde, D. ; Choi, M.S.

Author_Institution

Heinrich-Hertz-Inst. fur Nachrichtentech. Berlin GmbH, Germany

Volume

3

fYear

2001

fDate

20-24 May 2001

Firstpage

1821

Abstract

155 Mbit/s data transmission at 60 GHz was carried out successfully with bit error rates below 10/sup -9/. The experimental transmission system included a 1/spl times/4 patch array antenna. It was fed by optically generated RF-signals and its beam was steered by tunable optical delay lines. Bit error rates below 10/sup -3/ could be maintained for azimutal angles over a range of 120 degrees. The antenna is part of an experimental radio-over-fiber system for proof-of-concept of optical beamforming to be applied in broadband mobile communication systems.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; digital radio; error statistics; microstrip antenna arrays; microwave links; millimetre wave generation; mobile radio; optical delay lines; optical fibre communication; optical tuning; 155 Mbit/s; 60 GHz; BER; bit error rates; broadband mobile communication systems; data transmission; hybrid fibre-radio technology; optical beamforming; optically generated RF-signals; patch array antenna; radio-over-fiber system; tunable optical delay lines; variable optical delay lines; Antenna accessories; Antenna arrays; Array signal processing; Bit error rate; Broadband antennas; Data communication; Delay lines; Mobile antennas; Optical beams; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 2001 IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6538-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2001.967261

Filename

967261