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Electronic and Photonic Integrated Circuits for Millimeter
Wave-over-Fiber
Laurens Bogaert
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Ir. Johan Bauwelinck, Prof. Dr. Ir. Gunther Roelkens
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Mobile data traffic increases rapidly
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• 2015: 9 EB/Mo
• 2020: 51 EB/Mo (x5.7)
• 2025: 160 EB/Mo (x3.1)
1 EB = 1 billion gigabytes
• Mainly video-related traffic!
Streaming, Social network, Video call,
(cloud) Gaming, …
Ericsson Mobility Report, June 2020
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1G to 5G
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1982 1992 2001 2012 2020
1240 min.
Netflix SD
1 GB/h.
≈ 21 GB
≈ 168 Gb
3G (2 Mbps): 1 day
4G (100 Mbps): 28 min.
5G (10 Gbps): 17 sec.
voice
text video livestream
???
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Increasing speed is only part of 5G
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High density,
Low power
Low latency,
high reliability
Very high speed,
Everywhere
Self driving cars
Tele-surgery
VR-ARCloud gaming,
Cloud working,
…
Smart city, smart home (sensors)
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Enhanced mobile broadband requirements
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x100
My Phd: Focus on enhanced mobile broadband
Three categories with different requirements:
Does not mean “one wireless network to rule them all”
Peak data rate
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• Total data capacity ↗ due to reduced users/cell
• Power ↘ due to reduced antenna-user distance
• Cost ↗ due to more cells/area
How do we meet these requirements – part 1: Small-cell approach
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Core network
Straightforward scaling is too expensive!
Data Center
Low-complexity access points are required
to make them mass-deployable (which is needed
for small cell networks)
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Optical communication to connect
the central office to the antennas:
- Low loss
- High bandwidth
Re-use infrastructure by centralization!
Core networkCentral
office (CO)
Remote antenna unit (RAU) with limited signal processing
Share resources
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• Electromagnetic wave: wave of the electric field E and magnetic field B
• Propagation of energy
• Moves at speed of light 300 km/ms (vacuum), slows down in material
• Wavelength: length of 1 cycle
• Frequency: how many oscillations per second
How do we meet these requirements? – part II: mmWave frequencies
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• Millimeter wave frequencies:
• Above 30 GHz (wavelength < 1 cm)
• Less congested, more bandwidth available
• More complex circuitry, more wireless loss, blocked by objects
How do we meet these requirements? – part II: mmWave frequencies
0 100 GHz6 GHz
Data rate ~ Bandwidth
30 GHz
Frequency
Wavelength
1 cm5 cm 3 mm
FM: 100 MHz
DAB+: 220 MHZ
2.4 GHz,
5 GHz
868 MHz2.4 GHz 800 MHz,
1.8 GHz,
2.6 GHz
mmWave
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700 MHz,
3.5 GHz,
(28 GHz)
1227 MHz,
1575 MHz
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Send to all directions
→ send to the intended user
• Power efficiency cellular network ↗
• Interference↘
• Signal quality ↗
• Data capacity ↗ because parallel beams are
possible
How do we meet these requirements? – part III: Beamforming
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• Mobile data traffic increases rapidly
Electronic and Photonic Integrated Circuits for Millimeter Wave-over-Fiber
• Small cell: network densification
• Scalability by centralization
• Optical communication between
central office and remote antennas
• mmWave frequencies
• Less congested, more bandwidth
• Higher losses, more complex
• Beamforming
• Improved power efficiency
• Lower interference
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But what about 5G already being deployed?
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“5G” nowadays uses traditional spectrum (< 6 GHz)
5G light is about 30% faster than current 4G
5G light is not nearly as fast as real 5G
1982 1992 2001 2012 2020
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Electronic and Photonic Integrated Circuits for Millimeter
Wave-over-Fiber
Laurens Bogaert
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Ir. Johan Bauwelinck, Prof. Dr. Ir. Gunther Roelkens
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Integrated Electronics (Electrical chips) = combine complex electrical
functionality in a single device
Ingot Wafers
Design
Processing at cleanroom
Integrated
electronic circuits
on wafer
Cut wafer in dies
Measurement
Packaging Product
(e.g. computer)
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• The word 'photonics' is derived from the Greek word "phos - φως" meaning light
• Optics and photonics is the study of the fundamental properties of light and harnessing them in practical applications. (Nature)
• A branch of physics that deals with the properties and applications of photons especially as a medium for transmitting information (Merriam-Webster)
What is photonics and what are the applications?
Sensors (e.g.
heart rate)
Lidar (for self-driving cars) Datacom/Telecom:
Data centers, trans-oceanic, …
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• Integrate many optical functions on a chip (~Electronic integrated circuit)
• Low cost
• Compact
Integrated photonics (Optical chips) = combine complex optical
functionality in a single device
Laser Modulator PhotodetectorFilter
+ + + =
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Electronic and Photonic Integrated Circuits for Millimeter
Wave-over-Fiber
Laurens Bogaert
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Ir. Johan Bauwelinck, Prof. Dr. Ir. Gunther Roelkens
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Light is also an electromagnetic wave … with a much higher frequency
Radio: 30 GHz (1 cm)
Light: 193 THz (1.55 µm)
Light Radio
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• Light bends at an interface with different refractive index
• Refractive index: measure for density of the material
• Refractive index air < refractive index water
• Angle in air > angle in water
Light rays: refraction and total internal reflection
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Optical communication using glass fibers
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• Core = higher refractive index than cladding
• If launch angle is right → Total internal reflection
• Low loss propagation of light (trapped in core)
• 50% of power lost after 15km (1550 nm)
• Direct 28 GHz transmission (electrical):
50% of power lost after approximately 1m
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Electronic and Photonic Integrated Circuits for Millimeter
Wave-over-Fiber
Laurens Bogaert
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Ir. Johan Bauwelinck, Prof. Dr. Ir. Gunther Roelkens
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1. Generate radio signal at central office
• Radio signal in mmWave frequency range
2. Use optical link (i.e. fiber) to transfer radio signal
from central office to antenna
3. Convert back to electrical signal at the antenna
4. Send signal wirelessly from antenna to user
Electronic and Photonic Integrated Circuits for mmWave-over-Fiber
Core networkCentral
office
e.g. beamforming
(1)
(2)(3)
(4)
# antenna >> # central office
→ focus research on optimizing
antenna side of the link
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FramesMoviePixel (RGB)101100101100001010100101
mmWave signal
Generate radio signal at central office …
Datacenter
Central office
bit sequence → radio signal
( centralized )
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mmWave signal
MODOpt.
ICPD
El.
IC
Beamforming, … Amplification, …
This PhD
Laser: continuous, unmodulated light
MODModulator: put electrical signal
on optical carrier (~dimmer)
PDPhotodetector: retrieve electrical
signal (measure power of light)
… Use optical link to transfer radio signal to antenna
100%
0%
50%
0% 100%
Electric → Optic
Optic → Electric
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Outline
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Introduction
5G
Photonics
Detection and modulation +
amplification
High power detectors
Beamforming
Link experiments
Summary
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Central office: generate radio signal and convert to optical domain
Remote antenna unit: convert to electrical domain, narrowband amplification and transmit over
wireless path (+ processing)
Downlink (= to end user)
MOD PDEl.
IC
Amplification required to overcome
optical/wireless path loss
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Photoreceiver combines O/E-conversion with narrowband amplification
Optical coupling:
from fiber to chip
Photonic chip
(Si)
Electronic chip
(GaAs) –
1.4 x 3.4 mm
Connection
to antenna
Supply lines
Photodetector:
Converts to optical
to electrical signal
Gain - 24 dB
Output ref. 1 dB compression – 13.9 dBmPower consumption - 303 mWNoise Figure - 2.1 dB3 dB bandwidth - 23.5 to 31.5 GHz
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Turn the link around? Requires laser at every antenna – Scalability
Uplink (= from end user)
MODEl.
ICPD
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Push laser back to central office? Requires two fibers
Uplink (= from end user)
MODEl.
ICPD
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Use reflective modulator!
Same frequency range: Largely re-use downlink amplifier
Uplink (= from end user)
MODEl.
IC
PD
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Reflective modulator and narrowband amplification
Gain – 25.5 dBInput ref. 1 dB compression – -20 dBmPower consumption – 124 mWNoise Figure – 2.0 dB3 dB bandwidth – 24.4 to 29.5 GHz
Photonic chip (Si) Electronic chip
(GaAs) –
1.4 x 3.4 mm
Radio
signal from
antenna (el.)
Light in/outModulator
(EAM)
Reflective loop mirror
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Outline
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Introduction
5G
Photonics
Detection and modulation
High power detectors
Beamforming
Link experiments
Summary
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Optical amplification allows for centralization
• Shared optical amplification
• Noise: typically lower
• Complexity: no scaling with #RAUs + centralized maintenance
• Individual electrical amplification
• Linearity: challenging (fiber, amplifier, photodetector) → My focus: high power photodetector (O/E conversion of high power optical signal without distortion)
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Photodetector: converts optical signal to electrical signal
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Optical waveguide
O/E conversion:
Ge-on-Si detector
Photonic chip Electronic chip
Wirebonds
Ge-on-Si photodetector
• CMOS compatible
• Fast (bandwidth > 50 GHz)
• Limited linearity/power handling
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Divide and conquer to reduce power per detector
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optical electrical
+
Fiber to chipoptical coupling
High power
Power
splitter
Match delay
Speed?
25%
25%
25%
25%
If ideal power combination:
4x more input power possible
for comparable signal distortion
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Try to achieve high-speed, high-linearity O/E conversion
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Parallel photodetector
• Low speed
• High linearity
LC matched photodetector
• High speed
• High linearity
• Narrowband (28 GHz)
Single photodetector
• High speed
• Low linearity
Traveling wave photodetector
• High speed
• High linearity
• Broadband
Optical in
Electrical out
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Outline
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Introduction
5G
Photonics
Detection and modulation
High power detectors
Beamforming
Link experiments
Summary
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Send to all directions
→ send to the intended user
• Power efficiency cellular network ↗
• Solves increased wireless loss at mmWave
frequencies (focus energy in beam direction)
• Interference ↘
• Signal quality ↗
• Data capacity ↗
Remember: How do we meet these requirements? – part III: Beamforming
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How to form and steer the beam?
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• One antenna ~ circular wave front (omnidirectional)
• Multiple antenna’s with variants of the same signal
• Individual antennas still show circular wave fronts
• Antenna array results in combined propagation in
direction of blue arrow (unidirectional)
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• Beamforming antenna (RAU) = combination of
multiple radiating elements (set of antennas)
• Beamforming = Each antenna gets a slightly
different variant of the same signal
• Don’t centralize (scalability)
To centralize or not to centralize?
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Optical or electrical beamforming?
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Optical beamforming because:
• High bandwidth possible
• Lower loss
• Lower loss variation with different beam steering settings
• Reduced electromagnetic interference
MODOpt.
IC?PD
El.
IC?
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Tunable delay via switchable delay line
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• Same signal but different delay to each element
• Tunable delay in the photonics IC
1 km
1 min.
11 km
11 min.60 km/h
1 km
1 min.
21 km
21 min.
2 min.
12 min.
22 min.
32 min.
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Different beam steering angle when tuning delay difference
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Photonic integrated circuit (before adding electronics)
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5 bit, 1.6 ps resolutionMax delay = 49.6 psAntenna array with 4 antennas
1-to-4 Splitter
“Railway switch” – lacks control electronics in this image
“Long railway track”, i.e. large delay
“Short railway track”, i.e. small delay
Light out (antenna 1)
Light out (antenna 2)
Light in
Light out (antenna 3)
Light out (antenna 4)
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Outline
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Introduction
5G
Photonics
Detection and modulation
High power detectors
Beamforming
Link experiments
Summary
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Fiber: separation between central office and remote antenna units (2 km)
Wireless: distance between antenna unit and user equipment
Downlink and uplink: time division duplexing, i.e. different time slot (~Walkie Talkie)
Hence tested separately
Fiber-wireless experiments
Core network
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Central
office
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Fiber-wireless experiments to the user (downlink)
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MOD PDEl.
IC
2 km fiber
≤ 1m wireless → ≥ 10.5 Gb/s≤ 5m wireless → ≥ 7 Gb/s
CENTRAL OFFICE REMOTE ANTENNA UNIT
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Fiber-wireless experiments from the user (uplink) – short fiber
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Several 100
meters ≤ 1m wireless → ≥ 10.5 Gb/s≤ 5m wireless → ≥ 7 Gb/s
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Over longer distances of fiber: reflections in the fiber make a
one-fiber solution more complex (signal gets distorted)
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Fiber-wireless experiments from the user (uplink) – long fiber
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2 km fiber
≤ 1m wireless → ≥ 10.5 Gb/s≤ 5m wireless → ≥ 7 Gb/s
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Future work: longer distances over single fiber
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Several km’s≤ 1m wireless → ≥ 10.5 Gb/s≤ 5m wireless → ≥ 7 Gb/s
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Outline
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Introduction
5G
Photonics
Detection and modulation
High power detectors
Beamforming
Link experiments
Summary
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High data rate by small-cell, mmWave and beamforming
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Small-cell requires
centralization (optical backbone)
5G is extreme mobile broadband,
massive machine type
and ultra reliable low latency
Peak data rate:10 Gb/s
mmWave frequencies offer
higher bandwidth and are less
congested
Beamforming improves power
efficiency and reduces interference,
hence increase in data capacity
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Integrated optics and electronics
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28 GHz photoreceiver:
O/E conversion + amplification
28 GHz transmitter:
amplification + modulation
of external laser
Link experiments show >7 Gbps
downlink and uplink speeds
for 2km fiber / 5m wireless
High power detector to allow for centralized shared
optical amplification: Broadband and narrowband
Optical beamforming
Broadband and narrowband
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