Integrated 460 GHz photonic transmitter module
- 25 October 2001
- journal article
- Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters
- Vol. 37 (22) , 1347-1348
- https://doi.org/10.1049/el:20010911
Abstract
A photonic sub-millimetre (sub-mm) wave transmitter module has been developed and fabricated. The module consists of a 1.55 µm waveguide InP photodetector monolithically integrated with a planar full wave slot antenna and passive lowpass filter for DC bias supply. For the first time, optical heterodyne 460 GHz sub-mm signal generation is demonstrated. It is further shown that the module can effectively replace the classical solid-state oscillator of an astronomical superconductor-insulator-superconductor heterodyne receiver. The module generates sufficient sub-mm wave power to operate the receiver under optimum conditions.Keywords
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