Solid-State Electronics, Vol.45, No.3, 495-505, 2001
Microphotonic components for a mm-wave receiver
A new microphotonic mm-wave receiver architecture with direct electrical-to-optical conversion is presented. The receiver uses high-P RF and microphotonic electro-optic resonator components which are operated in simultaneous resonance. Initial results demonstrating modulation of an optical carrier at RF in the mm-wave range are reported.
Keywords:mm-wave receiver;LiNbO3 modulator;resonant detection;microphotonic;microdisk;microsphere;resonator