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Millimeter-Wave Photonic Components for Broadband Wireless Systems

Stohr, A; Babiel, S; Cannard, PJ; Charbonnier, B; van Dijk, F; Fedderwitz, S; Moodie, D; ... Weiss, M; + view all (2010) Millimeter-Wave Photonic Components for Broadband Wireless Systems. IEEE T MICROW THEORY , 58 (11) 3071 - 3082. 10.1109/TMTT.2010.2077470. Green open access

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Abstract

We report on advanced millimeter-wave (mm-wave) photonic components for broadband radio transmission. We have developed self-pulsating 60-GHz range quantum-dash Fabry-Perot mode-locked laser diodes (MLLD) for passive, i.e., unlocked, photonic mm-wave generation with comparably low-phase noise level of -76 dBc/Hz @ 100-kHz offset from a 58.8-GHz carrier. We further report on high-frequency 1.55-mu m waveguide photodiodes (PD) with partially p-doped absorber for broadband operation (f(3dB) similar to 70-110 GHz) and peak output power levels up to +4.5 dBm @ 110 GHz as well as wideband antenna integrated photomixers for operation within 30-300 GHz and peak output power levels of -11 dBm @ 100 GHz and 6-mA photocurrent. We further present compact 60-GHz wireless transmitter and receiver modules for wireless transmission of uncompressed 1080p (2.97 Gb/s) HDTV signals utilizing the developed MLLD and mm-wave PD. Error-free (BER = 10(-9), 2(31) - 1 PRBS, NRZ) outdoor wireless transmission of 3 Gb/s over 25 m is demonstrated, as well as wireless transmission of uncompressed HDTV signals in the 60-GHz band. Finally, an advanced 60-GHz photonic wireless system offering record data throughputs and spectral efficiencies is presented. For the first time, we demonstrate photonic wireless transmission of data throughputs up to 27.04 Gb/s (EVM 17.6%) using a 16-QAM OFDM modulation format resulting in a spectral efficiency as high as 3.86 b/s/Hz. Wireless experiments were carried out within the regulated 57-64-GHz band in a lab environment with a maximum transmit power of -1 dBm and 23 dBi gain antennas for a wireless span of 2.5 m. This span can be extended to some 100 m when using high-gain antennas and higher transmit power levels.

Type: Article
Title: Millimeter-Wave Photonic Components for Broadband Wireless Systems
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2010.2077470
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TMTT.2010.2077470
Language: English
Additional information: (c) 2010 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other users, including reprinting/ republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted components of this work in other works.
Keywords: Millimeter-wave photodiodes, mode-locked laser, radio-over-Fiber, wireless communications, UNITRAVELING-CARRIER PHOTODIODES, DATA-TRANSMISSION, PHOTODETECTORS, GENERATION, SATURATION, LINK, GHZ, THZ
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Electronic and Electrical Eng
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1299492
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