Demonstration of an optically fed personal radio link incorporating microstrip patches

Author

Novak, D. ; Waterhouse, R.B.

Author_Institution

Photonics Res. Lab., Melbourne Univ., Vic., Australia

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

20-24 June 1994

Firstpage

340

Abstract

In this paper, we demonstrate an optically fed personal radio link using an actively mode-locked laser and microstrip circular patches as both the transmit and receive antennas. The laser is mode-locked at a fundamental frequency of 2.55 GHz and the resultant microwave modulated optical signal at the second harmonic is used to feed the patch. Our demonstration illustrates the potential of this novel technique to be readily extended to millimeter-wave frequencies. It should be noted that the optically fed link presented also has application in indoor wireless LANs and base-station to base-station links.<>

Keywords

antenna feeds; laser mode locking; microstrip antenna arrays; millimetre wave antenna arrays; optical communication; optical modulation; personal communication networks; radio links; receiving antennas; transmitting antennas; 2.55 GHz; actively mode-locked laser; base-station to base-station links; indoor wireless LANs; microstrip circular patches; microstrip patches; microwave modulated optical signal; millimeter-wave frequencies; optically fed personal radio link; receive antenna; second harmonic; transmit antenna; Feeds; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Masers; Microstrip antennas; Millimeter wave technology; Optical modulation; Radio link; Receiving antennas; Wireless LAN;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1994. AP-S. Digest

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2009-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1994.407743

Filename

407743