Millimeter-Wave Optoelectronic Mixers Based on Uni-Traveling Carrier Photodiodes

SUMMARYThis paper reviews a recent progress in terahertz wireless communications enabled by photonics technologies. After briefly summarizing transceiver configurations with electronics and photonics technologies, photonics-based approaches to achieving over 100-Gbit/s data rates are discussed. Then, some of our updated results on real-time wireless transmission experiments using discrete components are shown at data rates up to 50 Gbit/s. Finally, integration technologies are described by demonstrating latest advances in integrated optical sources and transmitters.

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“…The photonics-based receiver has also been reported by using a photodiode as a photonic downconverter [37], [38] (Fig. 3 (c)).…”

Section: Transmitters and Receiversmentioning

confidence: 96%

Recent Progress and Future Prospect of Photonics-Enabled Terahertz Communications Research

Nagatsuma

Carpintero

2015

IEICE Trans. Electron.

127

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“…For compatibility with the photonic components emitting at a wavelength of 1.5 µm, implanted InGaAs switches [48] and quantum well based switches [9] show great promise to be used as a detector in the system. Similarly, considering the integration potential, recent results on optically pumped mixing in UTC-PDs offer an interesting solution, despite their current relatively high conversion loss [49].…”

Section: Current Component Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

Coherent terahertz photonics

Seeds¹,

Fice²,

Bałakier³

et al. 2013

Opt. Express

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Abstract:We present a review of recent developments in THz coherent systems based on photonic local oscillators. We show that such techniques can enable the creation of highly coherent, thus highly sensitive, systems for frequencies ranging from 100 GHz to 5 THz, within an energy efficient integrated platform. We suggest that such systems could enable the THz spectrum to realize its full applications potential. To demonstrate how photonics-enabled THz systems can be realized, we review the performance of key components, show recent demonstrations of integrated platforms, and give examples of applications. References and links1. A. G. Davies and E. H. Linfield, eds., "Special Supplement: THz Technology," Electron. Lett. 46(26), (2010). 2. S. J. Savory, "Digital filters for coherent optical receivers," Opt. Express 16(2), 804-817 (2008). 3. H. Eisele, "480GHz oscillator with an InP Gunn device," Electron. Lett. 46(6), 422-423 (2010). 4. L. Moeller, J. Federici, and K. Su, "THz wireless communications: 2.5 Gb/s error-free transmission at 625 GHz using a narrow-bandwidth 1 mW THz source," XXXth URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (2011). 5. C. C. Renaud, M. Robertson, D. Rogers, R. Firth, P. J. Cannard, R. Moore, and A. J. Seeds, "A high responsivity, broadband waveguide uni-travelling carrier photodiode," Proc. SPIE 61940, 61940C, 61940C-8 (2006

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“…Thus, nowadays MLLDs are largely the best option for integrated GHz-rate OFCGs. Potential applications of these OFCG would include integrated systems requiring a fixed mm-wave carrier, as it is the case of automotive radars [28]; LO for integrated heterodyne receivers in the mm-wave and sub-THz region [29] or integrated OFCG for metrology [30].…”

Section: Comparison Of Monolithic Optical Frequency Combmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparison of Monolithic Optical Frequency Comb Generators Based on Passively Mode-Locked Lasers for Continuous Wave mm-Wave and Sub-THz Generation

Criado

Dios

Acedo

et al. 2012

J. Lightwave Technol.

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Millimeter-Wave Optoelectronic Mixers Based on Uni-Traveling Carrier Photodiodes

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Recent Progress and Future Prospect of Photonics-Enabled Terahertz Communications Research

Recent Progress and Future Prospect of Photonics-Enabled Terahertz Communications Research

Coherent terahertz photonics

Comparison of Monolithic Optical Frequency Comb Generators Based on Passively Mode-Locked Lasers for Continuous Wave mm-Wave and Sub-THz Generation

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