Abstract
We report the RF photonic reception and downconversion of vector modulated RF signals using a millimeter-wave coupled electrooptic phase modulator with in-plane slotted patch antennas based on SEO125 nonlinear polymer. We demonstrate experimental results with QPSK, 8-PSK, 16-QAM, 32-QAM, and 64-QAM millimeter-wave signals centered at 36 GHz. After downconversion to intermediate frequencies between 0.5 GHz and 2 GHz, the vector encoded signals are demodulated using an electrical signal analyzer and found to have measured error vector magnitudes below 8%. Design, simulation, fabrication, and experimental results are presented and discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 29885-29895 |
| Journal | Optics Express |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 24 |
| Online published | 15 Nov 2017 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 27 Nov 2017 |
Research Keywords
- Phase modulation
- Radio frequency photonics
- Polymer waveguides
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