A 60-Gbps Polymer Microwave Fiber Communication Link at Y-band
Paper in proceeding, 2026
A high data rate polymer microwave fiber (PMF) communication link is described in the Y-band (170-260 GHz). The transmitter and receiver are designed in a 90-nm silicon germanium (SiGe) BiCMOS process. The link includes a waveguide to PMF transition and the PMF has a solid circular cross-section. Link tests were done over a one meter long fiber using a carrier of 230 GHz. Measurements show that it supports 50 Gbps using QPSK modulation with SNR=11.5dB and EVM=26.5%. Using QAM-16 modualation 60 Gbps was reached with SNR=15.7dB and EVM=12.2%.
Y-band
Polymer microwave fiber
High data rate
Author
Frida Strömbeck
Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Microwave Electronics
Yu Yan
Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Microwave Electronics
Herbert Zirath
Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Microwave Electronics
Samir Lagoug
Institut polytechnique de Bordeaux (INP)
José Luis González Jiménez
CEA-Leti: Laboratoire d'électronique des technologies de l'information
Laurent Petit
RADIALL
Anthony Ghiotto
Institut polytechnique de Bordeaux (INP)
Eric Kerhervé
Institut polytechnique de Bordeaux (INP)
Maciej Wojnowski
Infineon Technologies
2026 IEEE MTT-S Radio Frequency Systems and Applications Symposium (IMS RFSA)
979-8-3315-4769-1 (ISBN)
2026 IEEE MTT-S Radio Frequency Systems and Applications Symposium (IMS RFSA)
Boston, MA, USA,
Boston, MA, USA,
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Areas of Advance
Information and Communication Technology
Subject Categories (SSIF 2025)
Telecommunications
DOI
10.1109/IMSRFSA70221.2026.11624207
ISBN
9798331547684