Design and characterization of a 120-GHz millimeter-wave antenna for integrated photonic transmitters

Author

Hirata, Akihiko ; Ishii, Hiromu ; Nagatsuma, Tadao

Author_Institution

NTT Telecommun. Energy Labs., Kanagawa, Japan

Volume

49

Issue

11

fYear

2001

fDate

11/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2157

Lastpage

2162

Abstract

We developed a planar slot antenna on an Si substrate for a photonic >100-GHz millimeter-wave (MMW) transmitter. We designed the antenna by using three-dimensional electromagnetic-field simulators and characterized its performance by using an optoelectronic network analyzer. The transmitter uses a very fast photodiode with high output power. Using these photonic techniques, we succeeded in building this compact photonic transmitter that emits MMWs with a power of >0.2 mW at a frequency of 120 GHz

Keywords

microwave photonics; millimetre wave antennas; network analysers; optical fibre communication; optical transmitters; photodiodes; slot antennas; 120 GHz; integrated photonic transmitters; millimeter-wave antenna; optoelectronic network analyzer; output power; photodiode; planar slot antenna; three-dimensional electromagnetic-field simulators; Analytical models; Buildings; Electromagnetic analysis; Millimeter wave technology; Performance analysis; Photodiodes; Power generation; Slot antennas; Transmitters; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.963153

Filename

963153