%0 Journal Article
%@ 1558-2213
%A Carpintero, G
%A Balakier, K
%A Yang, Z
%A Guzman, RC
%A Corradi, A
%A Jimenez, A
%A Kervella, G
%A Fice, MJ
%A Lamponi, M
%A Chitoui, M
%A van Dijk, F
%A Renaud, CC
%A Wonfor, A
%A Bente, EAJM
%A Penty, RV
%A White, IH
%A Seeds, AJ
%D 2014
%F discovery:10071648
%I IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
%J Journal of Lightwave Technology
%N 20
%P 3495-3501
%T Microwave Photonic Integrated Circuits for Millimeter-Wave Wireless Communications
%U https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10071648/
%V 32
%X This paper describes the advantages that the introduction of photonic integration technologies can bring to the development of photonic-enabled wireless communications systems operating in the millimeter wave frequency range. We present two approaches for the development of dual wavelength sources for heterodyne-based millimeter wave generation realized using active/passive photonic integration technology. One approach integrates monolithically two distributed feedback semiconductor lasers along with semiconductor optical amplifiers, wavelength combiners, electro-optic modulators and broad bandwidth photodiodes. The other uses a generic photonic integration platform, developing narrow linewidth dual wavelength lasers based on arrayed waveguide gratings. Moreover, data transmission over a wireless link at a carrier wave frequency above 100 GHz is presented, in which the two lasers are free-running, and the modulation is directly applied to the single photonic chip without the requirement of any additional component.
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