Title :
A millimetre wave phase shifter using a wireless hybrid mode locked laser
Author :
Khawaja, B.A. ; Cryan, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Bristol, Bristol
Abstract :
40 GHz hybrid mode locking is observed using planar antennas to form a wireless connection to the saturable absorber. Electronically controlled phase shift is measured which could enable remote antenna beam steering in future WLAN systems.
Keywords :
beam steering; laser mode locking; microwave photonics; millimetre wave phase shifters; optical saturable absorption; planar antennas; wireless LAN; WLAN; frequency 40 GHz; hybrid mode locking; millimetre wave phase shifter; planar antennas; remote antenna beam steering; saturable absorber; Bonding; Costs; Gold; Laser mode locking; Lasers and electrooptics; Phase shifters; Photonics; Planar arrays; Radio frequency; Wireless LAN; (060.5625) Radio frequency photonics; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
