%L discovery10071648
%P 3495-3501
%T Microwave Photonic Integrated Circuits for Millimeter-Wave Wireless Communications
%O This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
%D 2014
%N 20
%V 32
%A G Carpintero
%A K Balakier
%A Z Yang
%A RC Guzman
%A A Corradi
%A A Jimenez
%A G Kervella
%A MJ Fice
%A M Lamponi
%A M Chitoui
%A F van Dijk
%A CC Renaud
%A A Wonfor
%A EAJM Bente
%A RV Penty
%A IH White
%A AJ Seeds
%J Journal of Lightwave Technology
%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.
%I IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC