Millimeter-wave LiNbO3 modulator with orthogonal-gap-embedded patch-antenna for fiber-wireless link

Author

Wijayanto, Y.N. ; Kanno, A. ; Kawanishi, T. ; Murata, H. ; Okamura, Y.

Author_Institution

Photonic Network Res. Inst., Nat. Ins. Inf. & Commun. Technol., Koganei, Japan

fYear

2015

fDate

23-25 April 2015

Firstpage

23

Lastpage

26

Abstract

Millimeter-wave LiNbO₃ optical modulators stacked to orthogonal-gap-embedded patch-antennas on low-k dielectric substrate is proposed for fiber-wireless (Fi-Wi) links. Direct conversion from wireless millimeter-wave to lightwave signals can be achieved using the proposed device. It can be operated with no external power supply. Experimentally demonstration of Fi-Wi link for 40GHz millimeter-wave bands using the proposed device is reported and discussed. Carrier-to-noise ratio of ~30dB can be obtained in the Fi-Wi link.

Keywords

microstrip antennas; modulators; optical fibre networks; optical links; Fi-Wi links; fiber wireless links; lightwave signals; low-k dielectric substrate; millimeter wave LINBO3 modulator; orthogonal gap embedded patch antenna; wireless millimeter wave; Millimeter wave communication; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; LiNbO3 optical modulator; fiber-wireless link; millimeter-wave band; patch antenna;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Broadband and Photonics Conference (IBP), 2015 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Bali

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-8474-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IBP.2015.7230759

Filename

7230759