Title :
Optically tunable silicon RF antenna
Author :
Ayazi, Ali ; Motafakker-Fard, Ali ; Jalali, Bahram
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA
Abstract :
We present experimental and theoretical studies of millimeter-wave band dielectric resonator antennas (DRA) made from silicon. The use of silicon provides the great feature of bandwidth tunability through optical modulation of the carrier density.
Keywords :
carrier density; dielectric resonator antennas; microwave photonics; millimetre wave antennas; optical modulation; optical tuning; silicon; DRA; Si; bandwidth tunability antenna; carrier density; frequency 60 GHz; millimeter-wave band dielectric resonator antenna; optical modulation; optically tunable silicon RF antenna; Bandwidth; Dielectric losses; Dielectric resonator antennas; Electron optics; Optical losses; Optical resonators; Optical transmitters; Q factor; Radio frequency; Silicon; Millimeter wave antennas; carrier density modulation; dielectric antennas; dielectric losses; dielectric resonators; optical excitation; silicon;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688499
