[WF1] Electro-Optical Subsystems

[WF1-5] Antenna-Coupled Electrode Electro-Optic Modulator and 28 GHz-Band Wireless Signal Transfer over Fiber for 5G Mobile Systems

〇Hiroshi Murata¹, Hiroto Yokohashi¹, Sayaka Matsukawa^1,2, Yui Otagaki³, Hidehisa Shiomi⁴, Masahiro Sato⁵, Yoshikazu Toba⁵, Satoru Kurokawa² (¹Mie Univ., Japan, ²AIST, Japan, ³King’s College, UK, ⁴Osaka Univ., Japan, ⁵SEIKO GIKEN Co. Ltd., Japan)

キーワード：Microwave photonics, RF over optical processing and transmission , Optical modulation, 5G mobile systems

Signal conversion from 28 GHz-band wireless to optical signals and transfer over optical fiber were demonstrated successfully using a newly-designed antenna-coupled electrode LiNbO₃ electro-optic modulator, which is suitable for uplinks in 5G mobile front-haul.