Inventors:
Evan R. Green - Beaverton OR, US
Mario J. Paniccia - Santa Clara CA, US
Sean M. Koehl - Mountain View CA, US
Richard Jones - San Mateo CA, US
Guy S. Anthony - Hillsborough CA, US
Assignee:
Intel Corporation - Santa Clara CA
International Classification:
H04B 10/00
US Classification:
398115, 398140, 398135, 398 79, 398 76, 398116, 455561, 4555621, 455230, 455450, 370503, 370537, 370210, 370536, 375296, 375260
Abstract:
A broadband receiving apparatus includes an antenna to receive a radio signal having a plurality of modulation frequencies. An amplifier drives a laser source from the broadband radio signal to produce an optical signal having a plurality of spectral components. A diffraction grating transforms the optical signal into its spectral components. An array of photo-detectors converts the spectral components into electronic signals corresponding to the plurality of modulation frequencies. A transmitting apparatus includes an array of coherent laser emitters driven by electronic signals corresponding to a plurality of modulation frequencies to produce optical signals corresponding to a plurality of spectral components. A diffraction grating inverse transforms the spectral components into a composite optical signal. A photo-detector converts the composite optical signal into a composite electronic signal including the plurality of modulation frequencies.
