60-GHz low-phase noise optical-electrical oscillator using newly developed high-power photoreceiver module

T. Umezawa; Y. Yamaguchi; A. Matsumoto; A. Kanno; K. Akahane; N. Yamamoto

doi:10.1117/12.2691056

11 March 2024 60-GHz low-phase noise optical-electrical oscillator using newly developed high-power photoreceiver module

T. Umezawa, Y. Yamaguchi, A. Matsumoto, A. Kanno, K. Akahane, N. Yamamoto

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Proceedings Volume 12885, Terahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications XVII; 128850E (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2691056
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2024, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We report an optical–electrical (OE) oscillator using two new key components (a high-power integrated photoreceiver module and a low-driving-voltage lithium niobite (LN) Mach–Zehnder modulator (MZM)) to configure key parts of the entire OE oscillator system. A 60-GHz narrowband photoreceiver module integrated with a 60-GHz photodetector chip with a gain emphasis circuit and a 60-GHz high-power amplifier chip was designed and fabricated. By increasing the input photocurrent to 5 mA at 60 GHz, we successfully achieved a 1-dB power compression level of +16 dBm with good output linearity. The LN-based bulk MZM was specially designed to decrease the driving voltage to 1.5 V by optimizing both the waveguide and electrode length at high frequencies. Excellent performance with a -5 dB insertion loss at 60 GHz was achieved. The OE oscillator system was configured via a feedback loop using optical and electrical components, which primarily consisted of the newly developed photoreceiver and MZM through a 100 m–1 km long optical fiber. We successfully demonstrated -106 dBc/Hz at a 10-kHz offset near 60 GHz. The design and fabrication of the OE system are discussed in detail herein.

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T. Umezawa, Y. Yamaguchi, A. Matsumoto, A. Kanno, K. Akahane, and N. Yamamoto "60-GHz low-phase noise optical-electrical oscillator using newly developed high-power photoreceiver module", Proc. SPIE 12885, Terahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications XVII, 128850E (11 March 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2691056

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