Title :
Photonic beam-forming for millimeter-wave mobile communications
Author :
Grosskopf, G. ; Kuhlow, B. ; Eggemann, R. ; Przyrembel, G. ; Rohde, David
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer-Inst. for Telecommun., Heinrich-Hertz-Inst., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
Smart antennas are important for mobile broadband transmission systems. We present results of downlink and uplink beam-forming experiments and 155 Mbit/s data transmissions at 60 GHz and 40 GHz using a silica based photonic beam-former.
Keywords :
adaptive antenna arrays; beam steering; broadband antennas; integrated optics; microwave antenna arrays; millimetre wave antenna arrays; mobile communication; optical fibre communication; radio links; silicon compounds; 155 Mbit/s; 40 GHz; 60 GHz; downlink beam-forming; millimeter-wave mobile communication; mobile broadband transmission system; silica based photonic beam-former; smart antennas; uplink beam-forming; Antenna arrays; High speed optical techniques; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave technology; Mobile communication; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Optical transmitters; Optical variables control;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1253072
