Photonic (sub)millimeterwave local oscillators

Author

Malcoci, A. ; Stöhr, A. ; Heinzelmann, R. ; Hagedorn, K. ; Güsten, R. ; Schäfer, F. ; Stüer, H. ; Siebe, F. ; van der Wal, P. ; Krozer, V. ; Feiginov, M. ; Jäger, D.

Author_Institution

Gerhard Mercator Univ., Duisburg, Germany

Volume

3

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

722

Abstract

Optical heterodyne millimeter-wave (mm-wave) generation using traveling-wave photodetectors (TW-PDs) is examined both experimentally and theoretically. Ultrahigh-frequency (110 GHz, 160 GHz and 460 GHz) InP-based 1.55 μm TW-PDs were fabricated and employed in experimental set-ups for optical heterodyning. For the first time a 1.55 μm photonic sub millimetre-wave (460 GHz) local oscillator (LO) module has been developed and demonstrated.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; heterodyne detection; indium compounds; microwave photonics; millimetre wave generation; millimetre wave mixers; millimetre wave oscillators; optical signal detection; photodetectors; submillimetre wave generation; submillimetre wave mixers; submillimetre wave oscillators; 1.55 micron; 110 GHz; 160 GHz; 460 GHz; InP; optical heterodyne mm-wave generation; optical heterodyning; photonic millimeter wave local oscillators; photonic submillimeter wave local oscillators; photonic submillimetre-wave local oscillator module; traveling-wave photodetectors; ultrahigh-frequency InP-based TW-PD; Frequency; Local oscillators; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Photodetectors; Signal generators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwaves, Radar and Wireless Communications, 2002. MIKON-2002. 14th International Conference on

Print_ISBN

83-906662-5-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MIKON.2002.1017946

Filename

1017946