A versatile 60 GHz CMOS phased-array transmitter chipset for broadband radio-over-fiber systems

A versatile 60-GHz phased-array transmitter chipset is developed in a 90-nm CMOS technology for broadband radio-over-fiber (RoF) applications. The chipset consists of a 60-GHz transmitter and a 60-GHz RF beamformer. The optical part of the system is implemented using commercial components. The up co...

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Published inAsia-Pacific Microwave Conference 2011 pp. 1718 - 1721
Main Authors Shih-Chieh Shin, Cheng Liu, Shu-Hao Fan, Yu-Ting Hsueh, Sen-Wen Hsiao, Gee-Kung Chang
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.12.2011
Subjects
60 GHz
CMOS integrated circuits
Fiber nonlinear optics
Millimeter wave
Optical fibers
Optical modulation
Optical transmitters
Phased array
Radio over fiber
transmitter
V band
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Summary:A versatile 60-GHz phased-array transmitter chipset is developed in a 90-nm CMOS technology for broadband radio-over-fiber (RoF) applications. The chipset consists of a 60-GHz transmitter and a 60-GHz RF beamformer. The optical part of the system is implemented using commercial components. The up conversion of the 60-GHz RoF can be processed using all-optical approach with the beamformer to provide the phased-array function. It can also be realized with an optical/electrical hybrid approach, which a digital baseband signal is carried via the fiber and up converted by the 60-GHz transmitter, and the beamformer can still be applied for the optional phased-array function. This 60-GHz transmitter chipset is well-suited for millimeter-wave RoF communication systems.
ISBN:9781457720345
1457720345
ISSN:2165-4727
2165-4743