Title :
Optical leaky wave antenna experiment demonstration and electronic modulation investigation
Author :
Qiancheng Zhao ; Yuewang Huang ; Guclu, Caner ; Capolino, Filippo ; Boyraz, Ozdal
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci, Univ. of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
Abstract :
Fabrication and characterization of optical leaky wave antennas with dielectric waveguides and semiconductor perturbations is presented. Directive radiation at 1550nm is measured. Detailed study on electrical modulation capability with bandwidth exceeding 75GHz is presented.
Keywords :
directive antennas; leaky wave antennas; optical fabrication; optical modulation; optical waveguides; waveguide antennas; dielectric waveguides; directive radiation; electrical modulation capability; optical leaky wave antenna fabrication; semiconductor perturbations; wavelength 1550 nm; Modulation; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical resonators; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
