Single-Chip 60-Ghz Wireless-Photonic Integrated Circuit

该方案的目标是设计、制造和测试用于无线接入点(AP)的60 GHz无线到光子接口芯片。这些新型芯片将为无线接入网络提供大幅提高数据速率的基本能力。提高设备速度的动机是无线用户的数量不断增加，以及他们对更大容量的需求不断增长，特别是对无线连接的笔记本电脑和智能手机。对于家庭/办公室应用，这些更高的数据速率将用于无线高清视频(未压缩流需要2 Gb/S)、无线笔记本电脑扩展底座、通过无线千兆以太网与磁盘驱动器、摄像头等外围设备之间的快速文件传输。此类系统将用于大多数下一代超高数据速率无线连接。

The objective of this proposal is to design, have fabricated and test a 60-GHz wireless-to-photonic interface chip for wireless access points (APs). These novel chips will provide the basic capability for dramatic increases in data rate for wireless access networks. The motivation for higher device speeds is the ever-increasing number of wireless users and their ever-increasing demand for more capacity, especially for wirelessly connected laptops and smart-phones. For home/office applications, these higher data rates will be useful for wireless high-definition video (uncompressed streaming requires 2 Gb/s), wireless laptop docking stations, fast file transfer via wireless Gigabit Ethernet to and from peripherals such as disk drives, cameras, etc. Such systems will be be used for the majority of next-generation ultra-high data-rate wireless connectivity.