An Optically Controlled Coplanar Waveguide Millimeter-Wave Switch

被引:12
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作者
Pang, Alexander Weiran [1 ]
Gamlath, Chris D. [1 ]
Cryan, Martin J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bristol, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Bristol BS8 1TR, Avon, England
关键词
Coplanar waveguide (CPW); millimeter wave (mmW); optical switch; optically induced plasmas (OIP); MICROWAVE SWITCH; ANTENNA; SILICON; BAND; GHZ;
D O I
10.1109/LMWC.2018.2840966
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
This letter demonstrates an optically controlled coplanar waveguide switch operating in the millimeter-wave region. Full-wave electromagnetic analysis used a multilayer model to simulate the photoinduced plasmas and a good agreement between measured and simulated results has been achieved. The insertion lass is less than 4 dB and isolation is greater than 15 dB from 32-50 GHz. This approach requires the use of 175 mW of optical power at a wavelength 980 nm, but it removes the need for bandwidth limiting electrical bias networks.
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页码:669 / 671
页数:3
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