Title :
Integrated photonic THz transmitter employing ultra-broadband travelling-wave 1.55 μm photodetectors
Author :
Stöhr, Andreas ; Malcoci, Andrei ; Siebe, Frank ; Lill, Kirsten ; van der Waal, Peter ; Güsten, Rolf ; Jäger, Dieter
Author_Institution :
ZHO/Optoelektronik, Gerhard Mercator Univ., Duisburg, Germany
Abstract :
We report on antenna and waveguide coupled photonic THz transmitter employing ultrabroadband 1.55 μm travelling-wave photodetectors. Optical heterodyne submm-wave generation is experimentally investigated up to 1 THz.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; photodetectors; slot antennas; submillimetre wave generation; transmitters; waveguide couplers; 1 THz; 1.55 micron; InAlAs-InGaAs; TW-PD; WR10 waveguides; antenna coupled photonic transmitters; integrated photonic THz transmitters; optical heterodyne submm-wave generation; planar slot antennas; quasi optical free space radiation; ultra-broadband travelling-wave photodetectors; waveguide coupled photonic transmitters; Photodetectors; Slot antennas; Transmitters; Waveguide couplers;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2002. International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
4-88552-187-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2002.1158862
