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Optically transparent RF‐EO aperture with 20:1 bandwidth
Author(s) -
Nahar Niru K.,
Chung JaeYoung,
Tzanidis Ioannis,
Sertel Kubilay,
Volakis John L.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.26129
Subject(s) - bandwidth (computing) , radio frequency , microwave , aperture (computer memory) , ground plane , conductor , optics , optoelectronics , materials science , electrical engineering , engineering , physics , telecommunications , acoustics , antenna (radio) , composite material
We present a printed radio frequency (RF) aperture (with an extraordinary 20:1 bandwidth) using optically transparent conductor (OTC), conformally placed onto a perfectly conducting ground plane. Of importance is that the OTC enables vertical integration of electro‐optical and RF. Multiple RF aperture layers can be used to achieve 1–300 GHz operation. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett, 2011; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.26129