Title :
Integrated InP Heterodyne Millimeter Wave Transmitter
Author :
van Dijk, Frederic ; Kervella, Gael ; Lamponi, Marco ; Chtioui, Mourad ; Lelarge, Francois ; Vinet, Eric ; Robert, Yannick ; Fice, Martyn J. ; Renaud, Cyril C. ; Jimenez, Alvaro ; Carpintero, Guillermo
Author_Institution :
III-V Lab., Thales Res. & Technol. & CEA-LETI, Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
A monolithically integrated tunable heterodyne source designed for the generation and modulation of sub-terahertz signals is demonstrated. Distributed feedback lasers, semiconductor optical amplifier amplifiers, passive waveguides, beam combiners, electro-optic modulators, and high-speed photodetectors have been monolithically integrated on the same InP-based platform. Millimeter wave generation at up to 105 GHz based on heterodyning the optical tones from two integrated lasers in the integrated high bandwidth unitraveling-carrier photodetector has been demonstrated. This photonic integrated chip was used in a 100-Mb/s OOK wireless transmission experiment using the integrated amplitude modulator.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; MIMIC; amplitude shift keying; distributed feedback lasers; electro-optical modulation; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; microwave photonics; millimetre wave generation; millimetre wave integrated circuits; optical transmitters; optical waveguides; photodetectors; radio transmitters; semiconductor optical amplifiers; terahertz wave generation; InP; InP-based platform; OOK wireless transmission; beam combiners; bit rate 100 Mbit/s; distributed feedback lasers; electro-optic modulators; high-speed photodetectors; integrated amplitude modulator; integrated heterodyne millimeter wave transmitter; integrated high bandwidth unitraveling-carrier photodetector; integrated lasers; millimeter wave generation; monolithically integrated tunable heterodyne source; optical tones; passive waveguides; photonic integrated chip; semiconductor optical amplifier; subterahertz signal generation; subterahertz signal modulation; High-speed optical techniques; Optical device fabrication; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Photodiodes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Millimeter wave generation; photonic integrated circuits; semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2014.2309353
