Patent ID: 11923901
Assignee: APPLI INC.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An electronic device comprising:
a photodiode;
an optical signal path configured to illuminate the photodiode using a first optical local oscillator (LO) signal and a second optical LO signal that is offset in wavelength with respect to the first optical LO signal;
an optical modulator disposed along the optical signal path and configured to modulate wireless data onto the second optical LO signal;
an antenna radiating element coupled to the photodiode, wherein the photodiode is configured to generate, based on the first optical LO signal, the second optical LO signal, and a bias voltage applied to the photodiode, a current at a frequency greater than or equal to 100 GHz on the antenna radiating element, the current on the antenna radiating element being configured to radiate wireless signals that include the wireless data; and
a receive path that couples the photodiode to the optical modulator.