DocumentCode :
3237539
Title :
Prospects of CMOS technology for millimeter-wave radio-over-fiber applications
Author :
Zhang, Yong ; Wong, Thomas T Y
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Electron. Sci. & Technol. of China, Chengdu, China
fYear :
2010
fDate :
8-11 May 2010
Firstpage :
476
Lastpage :
479
Abstract :
Millimeter-wave (mm-wave) Radio-over-Fiber (RoF) can be described as mm-wave wireless links in combination with large bandwidth fiber optic interconnections. CMOS technology demonstrated the potential for wireless applications in mm-wave frequencies with advantages of low power consumption, high level of integration capability with other analog and digital circuits, and potentially low cost for mass production. The fundamental principles of RoF technology and the evolution in structures of 60-GHz RoF systems are described. Several mm-wave CMOS components around 60 GHz, including optoelectronic mixer, low noise amplifier, power amplifier, mixer for downconversion, and receiver front end, are discussed, with the vision of CMOS devices supporting most of the non-optical functional building blocks for an mm-wave RoF system. Certain challenges to making the goal a reality are highlighted.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; millimetre wave generation; radio-over-fibre; CMOS technology; fiber optic interconnections; frequency 60 GHz; low noise amplifier; millimeter wave radio-over-fiber applications; mm-wave RoF technology; optoelectronic mixer; power amplifier; Bandwidth; CMOS digital integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Integrated circuit interconnections; Low-noise amplifiers; Millimeter wave circuits; Millimeter wave technology; Optical amplifiers; Optical fibers; Power system interconnection;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology (ICMMT), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5705-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICMMT.2010.5525239
Filename :
5525239
Link To Document :
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