Title :
Single MMIC transmitter module for four channel optical subcarrier multiplexed communications applications
Author :
Han, S. ; Lee, C.-H. ; Matinpour, B. ; Laskar, J. ; Blumental, D.J.
Author_Institution :
RF Solutions Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
We present the first compact single monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) transmitter module for four channel optical subcarrier multiplexed (OSCM) communication applications. This is the first fully monolithic IC transmitter module for OSCM applications. We present the module design and bit-error-rate (BER) performance. This work addresses the problems of complexity and cost in multichannel OSCM communications links by leveraging low cost commercial GaAs MMIC technology.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; MMIC; gallium arsenide; microwave photonics; optical transmitters; subcarrier multiplexing; GaAs; GaAs monolithic IC; bit error rate; multichannel optical subcarrier multiplexed communication; single MMIC transmitter module; Application specific integrated circuits; Bit error rate; Costs; Integrated optics; MMICs; Microwave communication; Microwave integrated circuits; Monolithic integrated circuits; Optical transmitters; Photonic integrated circuits;
Conference_Titel :
GaAs IC Symposium, 2000. 22nd Annual
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5968-2
DOI :
10.1109/GAAS.2000.906304
