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Publications by Joana Santos Tavares

2019

Resonant tunneling diode photodetectors for optical communications

Authors
Watson, S; Zhang, WK; Tavares, J; Figueiredo, J; Cantu, H; Wang, J; Wasige, E; Salgado, H; Pessoa, L; Kelly, A;

Publication
MICROWAVE AND OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY LETTERS

Abstract
Optical modulation characteristics of resonant tunneling diode photodetectors (RTD-PD) are investigated. Intensity modulated light excites the RTD-PDs to conduct data experiments. Simple and complex data patterns are used with results showing data rates up to 80 and 200 Mbit/s, respectively. This is the first demonstration of complex modulation using resonant tunneling diodes.

2019

Optical direct intensity modulation of a 79GHz resonant tunneling diode-photodetector oscillator

Authors
Zhang, WK; Watson, S; Figueiredo, J; Wang, J; Cantu, HI; Tavares, J; Pessoa, L; Al Khalidi, A; Salgado, H; Wasige, E; Kelly, AE;

Publication
OPTICS EXPRESS

Abstract
We report on the direct intensity modulation characteristics of a high-speed resonant tunneling diode-photodetector (RTD-PD) with an oscillation frequency of 79 GHz. This work demonstrates both electrical and optical modulation and shows that RTD-PD oscillators can be utilized as versatile optoelectronic/radio interfaces. This is the first demonstration of optical modulation of an RF carrier using integrated RTD-PD oscillators at microwave frequencies. (C) 2019 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement.

2020

5.36 Gbit/s OFDM optical wireless communication link over the underwater channel

Authors
Araujo, JH; Kraemer, R; Tavares, JS; Pereira, F; Salgado, HM; Pessoa, LM;

Publication
2020 12th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, CSNDSP 2020

Abstract
An OFDM transmission system is reported based on a directly modulated blue LASER diode, for high bit rate under-water optical communication applications. The 256 subcarriers 16-QAM signal is transmitted over a total distance of 2.4 m underwater with an EVM lower than -28.5 dB for a 250 MHz bandwidth and -16.5 dB for a 2 GHz bandwidth, the BER being lower than the forward error corrector limit. At the maximum bandwidth of 2 GHz a transmission rate of 5.36 Gbit/s is achieved. © 2020 IEEE.

2021

iBROW

Authors
Tavares, JS; Watson, S; Zhang, W; Figueiredo, JML; Cantu, HI; Wang, J; Al-Khalidi, A; Kelly, AE; Wasige, E; Salgado, HM; Pessoa, LM;

Publication
Springer Series in Optical Sciences - THz Communications

Abstract

2022

A Gaussian Window for Interference Mitigation in Ka-band Digital Beamforming Systems

Authors
Tavares, JS; Avelar, HH; Salgado, HM; Pessoa, LM;

Publication
2022 13th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, CSNDSP 2022

Abstract
This paper proposes the use of a Gaussian window on the array factor as an interference mitigation method, aiming to avoid the computational complexity of the MVDR algorithm at the cost of a slight performance reduction. We show that by optimizing the parameters of the Gaussian window, it is possible to effectively mitigate the interfering signal if it is received within a certain angular range from the desired signal, while being still effective beyond that range. Finally, we show that the effectiveness of this approach is maintained across the full frequency reception range of the Ka-band, and confirm its validity using 8 × 8 and 16 × 16 array sizes. © 2022 IEEE.

2023

Misalignment-Resilient Propagation Model for Underwater Optical Wireless Links

Authors
Araujo, JH; Tavares, JS; Marques, VM; Salgado, HM; Pessoa, LM;

Publication
SENSORS

Abstract
This paper proposes a multiple-lens receiver scheme to increase the misalignment tolerance of an underwater optical wireless communications link between an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) and a sensor plane. An accurate model of photon propagation based on the Monte Carlo simulation is presented which accounts for the lens(es) photon refraction at the sensor interface and angular misalignment between the emitter and receiver. The results show that the ideal divergence of the beam of the emitter is around 15 degrees for a 1 m transmission length, increasing to 22 degrees for a shorter distance of 0.5 m but being independent of the water turbidity. In addition, it is concluded that a seven-lense scheme is approximately three times more tolerant to offset than a single lens. A random forest machine learning algorithm is also assessed for its suitability to estimate the offset and angle of the AUV in relation to the fixed sensor, based on the power distribution of each lens, in real time. The algorithm is able to estimate the offset and angular misalignment with a mean square error of 5 mm (6 mm) and 0.157 rad (0.174 rad) for a distance between the transmitter and receiver of 1 m and 0.5 m, respectively.

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