Universität Duisburg-Essen

6

UDE

GERMANY

Address and references

Reference address:  Universität Duisburg-Essen, Zentrum für Halbleiter-technik und Optoelektronik (ZHO), Lotharstrasse 55, D-47048 Duisburg

Reference person:  Dieter Jäger, Prof. Dr.

Phone    +49 203 379 2340; Fax   +49 203 379 2409

E-mail:  d.jaeger@oe.uni-duisburg.de

Web Site: http://www.oe.uni-duisburg.de

General description, expertise and role in the project

The team at ZHO/Universität Duisburg-Essen has expertise in the following areas relevant to the activities within this project: (i) Design and characterisation of broadband fibre (glass) and wireless (GHz) links including radio-over-fibre and UWB techniques; (ii) technology and characterisation of high speed components and their monolithic or hybrid integration and packaging; (iii) coordinator and speaker of strategic networks and public private partnerships as well as leader, partner and panel member of different working groups.

The role of partner 6, UDE, is devoted to the evaluation of the economic impact and the dissemination of the results of using POF technologies for broadband and cost – efficient access of the end user. Moreover, this task includes the interfacing of POF networks to FTTx and fixed wireless techniques in the access and – additionally – the interfacing to wireless home and other short-range links and networks in buildings. In particular, this task will address radio over POF and UWB transmission for next generation in house networks. The evaluation is based upon a market and trend analysis of next generation POF networks on one hand and the results achieved in other WPs within the project. As a result, this task is a major activity of WP7 and requires a close interaction with the demonstrations and test beds as performed within WP6 and the experimental work in WP1 to WP3.

The total number of person-months dedicated to the POF-ALL project is 27.

Facilities

The centre for semiconductor technology and optoelectronics, ZHO, University of Duisburg-Essen, is working on electronic and optoelectronic components, modules and sub-systems used either in optical communications (including fibre-optic and fibre-wireless access), biophotonic human microsystem implants or sensing applications. The key competence covers high speed electronic components and monolithically integrated analogue (MMICs)  and digital (CMOS) ICs as well as optoelectronic devices, PICs  and OEICs  and subsystems based thereon. The ZHO is located in a recently finished building with a 600 square meter clean room. It is equipped with the required technological facilities for the fabrication and packaging of components and integrated circuits based upon Si and III/V semiconductors. Experimental facilities available at the Institute are: Measurements equipment and testbeds for optical networks including electrical and optical NWA, noise characterization, TDM & WDM fibre-optical links, BER measurements, radio-over-fibre demonstration, etc.

Relevant publications

The team has published more than 300 papers in books, journals and conference proceedings.

Key publications on broadband access and radio over fibre techniques:

• Stöhr, T. Kuri, K. Kitayama, R. Heinzelmann, and D. Jäger, Full-duplex 60GHz fiber optic transmission, Electron. Lett., vol. 35, no. 19, pp. 1653-1655, Sep. 16, 1999
• Stöhr, R. Heinzelmann, and D. Jäger, Microwave and millimeter-wave fiber optic links: Full duplex fibre-wireless network architecture employing EA-transceiver, Proc. 10th MICROCOLL, Budapest, Hungary, March 21-24, 1999, pp. 41-46, (invited paper)
• T. Kuri, K. Kitayama, A. Stöhr, and Y. Ogawa, Fiber-optic millimeter-wave downlink system using 60GHz-band external modulation, IEEE J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 799-806, May 1999
• Stöhr, R. Heinzelmann, and D. Jäger, Photonics for millimeter-wave broadband wireless, Proc. SPIE, Terahertz and Gigahertz Electronics and Photonics II, San Diego, USA, July 31- Aug. 2, 2000, vol. 4111, pp. 1-8 (plenary talk)
• D. Jäger, R. Heinzelmann, and A. Stöhr, Microwave optical interaction devices: From concept to applications, Proc. 30th European Microwave Conference 2000, Paris, France, Oct. 2000, pp. 386-389, (invited paper)
• K. Kitayama, A. Stöhr, T. Kuri, R. Heinzelmann, D. Jäger, and Y. Takahashi, An approach to single optical component antenna base stations for broadband millimeter-wave fiber-radio access systems, IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 48., no. 12, pp. 2588-2595, Dec. 2000
• Stöhr, C. Miesner, and D. Jäger, All-optical radio-independent millimeter-wave radio-on-fiber system with lean antenna base stations, Proc. Int. Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP 2002), Awaji, Japan, Nov. 5-8, 2002, pp. 213-216

·        Stöhr, Chr. Miesner, and D. Jäger, High-speed, high-frequency fibre optic modules and their applications in fibre-radio systems, 9th European Conference on Networks & Optical Communications (NOC), 29.6.-1.7.2004, Eindhoven (invited paper)

• Stöhr and D. Jäger, Microwave and Terahertz Photonics, Photonics Europe, Strasbourg, 26-30 April 2004 (plenary talk)

Networks of Ecellence:

EU: www.e-photon-one.org; www.nefertiti.org; and: ePIXnet; eiTT           

in Germany: www.OpTech-Net.de; www.optecnet.de;

Market Analysis and Road Maps:

·        D. Jäger, “OpTech-Net: Activity Report and Production Trends in Optoelectronics”, 9^th Meeting of ICOIA, Denver, 29-30 July 2004

·        D. Jäger, “OpTech-Net: Future Growth Areas in Optoelectronics and Technology Roadmap Activities”, 9^th Meeting of ICOIA, Denver, 29-30 July 2004

·        “Optische Technologien in Deutschland”, Marktanalyse, Optechnet, in preparation for 2005

·        „Optische und Optoelektronische Technologien in NRW“, Marktstudie in NRW, OpTech-Net, in preparation for 2005

CV partner reference person

Dieter Jäger is Consultant Professor of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, and Consultant of Construction Committee of “Wuhan – Optics Valley of China”. He is Fellow of the IEEE, Chair of the German IEEE LEOS Chapter as well as member of the IEEE Microwave Photonics Steering Committee. He is consultant of the IEE Photonics Network, member of the Photonics Competence Center and founder of the OpTech-Net, a German Network of Excellence on optical technologies. OpTech-Net represents Germany in the International Coalition of Optoelectronics Industry Associations (ICOIA). Dieter Jäger/ZHO is member of the NoEs “ePIXnet” and “NEFERTITI” as well as member and WP leader (on home networks) of e-Photon/ONe. He is co-founder of the European Institute of Telecommunication Technologies (EITT).