Title :
Tapered slot antenna integrated with velocity-matched distributed photodetector
Author :
Bo-Shiou Ke ; Tai Chau ; Yongxi Qian ; Ming-Chiang Wu ; Tatsuo Itoh
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate the integration of tapered slot antenna (TSA) and velocity-matched distributed photodetector (VMDP) which is potentially useful for millimeter-wave power combining and phased arrays, as well as RF front-ends for analog fiber optic links. The concept is confirmed by photomixing and antenna measurement with an X-band prototype, and is readily scalable to higher frequencies where the inherent tremendous bandwidth of optics can be fully employed.
Keywords :
millimetre wave antennas; photodetectors; slot antennas; RF front-end; X-band measurement; analog fiber optic link; integration; millimeter-wave power combiner; phased array; photomixing; tapered slot antenna; velocity-matched distributed photodetector; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Frequency measurement; Millimeter wave measurements; Optical arrays; Optical fibers; Phased arrays; Photodetectors; Radio frequency; Slot antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1998 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4471-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1998.700599
