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
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