Publication: 300 GHz optoelectronic transmitter combining integrated photonics and electronic multipliers for wireless communication
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2019-03-27
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THz communications systems at carrier frequencies above 200 GHz are the key to enable next-generation mobile communication networks with 100 Gbit/s wireless data rates. One of the key questions is, which carrier frequency generation technique will be the most suitable. This is currently addressed by two separate approaches, electronics-based and photonics-based. We present in this paper a truly microwave photonic approach that benefits from the main key features of each, bandwidth, tunability, stability and fiber compatibility from photonics and power handling capability from the electronics. It is based on a Photonic Local Oscillator (PLO), generating a 100 GHz frequency, fed into an electronic frequency multiplier. A high speed uni-travelling carrier photodiode (UTC-PD) provides the 100 GHz PLO for Schottky tripler diodes, generating 300 GHz signal. To feed the UTC-PD, we present a photonic integrated mode locked laser source. According to the simulations and measurements, the developed transmitter can produce a maximum of 12 muW of THz power at 280 GHz.
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Optoelectronics, Microwave photonics, Mode locked laser, Photonic integrated circuits, Schottky diode, Semiconductor laser, Terahertz sources
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Ali, M., Pérez-Escudero, J. M., Guzmán-Martínez, R., Lo, M., Ederra, I., Gonzalo, R., García-Muñoz, L. E., Santamaría, G., Segovia-Vargas, D., Van Dijk, F., & Carpintero, G. (2019). 300 GHz optoelectronic transmitter combining integrated photonics and electronic multipliers for wireless communication. Photonics, 6(2), 35.