Millimeter-wave wireless communication using dual-wavelength photonic signal generation and photonic upconversion

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 59, Issue 12 PART 2, 2011, Pages 3522-3530

  Nanzer, Jeffrey A ^a   Callahan, Patrick T ^b   Dennis, Michael L ^a   Clark Jr , Thomas R ^a   Novak, Dalma ^c   Waterhouse, Rodney B ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c Pharad LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband communications; millimeter wave (mm wave); photonic signal generation; photonic upconversion; wideband personal area networking (WPAN)

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND COMMUNICATION; MILLIMETER-WAVE (MM-WAVE); PERSONAL AREA NETWORKING; PHOTONIC SIGNAL GENERATION; PHOTONIC UPCONVERSION;

ARCHITECTURE; PHASE SHIFT; QUADRATURE PHASE SHIFT KEYING; SIGNAL GENERATORS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MILLIMETER WAVES;

EID: 83655201116     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2011.2171710     Document Type: Conference Paper

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