• DocumentCode
    2303523
  • Title

    X-cut LiNbO3 microwave-lightwave converters using patch-antennas with a narrow-gap for wireless-over-fiber networks

  • Author

    Wijayanto, Yusuf Nur ; Murata, Hiroshi ; Kawanishi, Tetsuya ; Okamura, Yasuyuki

  • Author_Institution
    Grad. Sch. of Eng. Sci., Osaka Univ., Toyonaka, Japan
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    23-27 Sept. 2012
  • Firstpage
    582
  • Lastpage
    583
  • Abstract
    X-cut LiNbO3 microwave-lightwave converters using patch-antennas with a narrow-gap are proposed for direct wireless to optical conversion. Conversion efficiency of the proposed devices was improved by 6dB for 26GHz bands compared with z-cut LiTaO3 devices.
  • Keywords
    lithium compounds; microstrip antennas; microwave frequency convertors; microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; optical frequency conversion; radio-over-fibre; LiNbO3; X-cut microwave-lightwave converters; conversion efficiency; direct wireless-optical conversion; frequency 26 GHz; narrow-gap patch-antennas; wireless-over-fiber networks; Crystals; Lithium niobate; Microwave communication; Microwave devices; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Wireless communication; electro-optic crystal; microwave-lightwave converter; optical modulation; patch-antenna;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Burlingame, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0731-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358754
  • Filename
    6358754