Front-end design of W-band integrated photonic transmitter with wide optical-to-electrical bandwidth for wireless-over-fiber applications

Hsuan Ju Tsai, Nan Wei Chen, Fon Ming Kuo, Jin Wei Shi

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Abstract

A broadband, integrated photonic transmitter front-end is demonstrated. The front-end essentially comprises a dipole-based structure fed horn antenna and a broadband slotline to coplanar-waveguide transition. The proposed dipole-based antenna feeding structure does not call for any modifications on the waveguide and bond wires on the structure for insertion loss reduction, which is critical for an easy and low-cost transmitter implementation in the milliliter-wave regime. For experimental demonstration, the proposed front-end is integrated with a near-ballistic uni-travelling-carrier photodiode (NBUTC-PD) through flip-chip bonding for realization of a W-band integrated photonic transmitter poised for high-speed wireless data transmission. Owing to wide optical-to-electrical bandwidth of the NBUTC-PD integrated with the proposed front-end, the demonstrated photonic transmitter is of a high data rate up to 12.5 Gb/s and expected to find applications in the broadband wireless-over-fiber systems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2010 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, MTT 2010
Pages740-743
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event2010 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, MTT 2010 - Anaheim, CA, United States
Duration: 23 May 201028 May 2010

Publication series

NameIEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest
ISSN (Print)0149-645X

Conference

Conference2010 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, MTT 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnaheim, CA
Period23/05/1028/05/10

Keywords

  • Front-end
  • Photonic transmitter
  • Uni-travelling-carrier photodiode
  • Wireless-over-fiber

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