An Architecture Analysis for Millimeter-Wave Optically Steerable Antenna Array

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作者
Ballesteros, Christian [1 ]
Maestre, Marcos [1 ]
Santos, Maria C. [1 ]
Romeu, Jordi [1 ]
Jofre, Luis [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Politecn Cataluna, Signal Theory & Commun Dept, Barcelona, Spain
来源
2019 13TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION (EUCAP) | 2019年
关键词
Antenna design; lens; array; beam steering; mmwave-photonics; photodetector;
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A lens-based integrated photodiode-antenna array for a Radio over Fiber (RoF) 5G wireless base station at millimeter-wave frequencies is proposed and analyzed. The elements of the array are based on slot bow-tie antennas which ensure a good matching to the photodiode impedance measurements in a band that extends from 23 to 35 GHz. Simulated far-field patterns show that beam steering in 23.5 degrees steps with a minimum peak gain of 15.8 dB may be achieved by means of an optical switch in a 4-element array with 3.8 mm spacing using an Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) extended hemispherical lens with 25 mm radius.
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