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Despite this promise, prior photonic‑receiver demonstrations have been limited by , high optical‑pump power , or inadequate integration of digital conversion [5,6]. The IPX‑551 project was conceived to address these gaps by integrating silicon‑nitride waveguide photonics , a low‑Vπ electro‑optic phase modulator , and a balanced germanium photodiode pair , all fabricated on a 200‑mm CMOS‑compatible platform. The resulting architecture delivers a compact, low‑power, high‑dynamic‑range front‑end suitable for mass production.

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Figure 1 illustrates the IPX‑551 block diagram. The RF input (24–30 GHz) is first passed through a broadband on‑chip antenna and a . The signal drives a dual‑parallel Mach‑Zehnder modulator (DP‑MZM) that heterodynes the RF with an optical local oscillator (O‑LO) generated by an integrated distributed feedback (DFB) laser (λ ≈ 1550 nm). The two optical sidebands are combined in a balanced germanium photodiode (B‑GePD) , yielding a baseband IF signal centered at the optical beat frequency (≈ 10 GHz). A low‑noise transimpedance amplifier (TIA) follows the photodiode, feeding a 10‑bit SAR ADC that operates at 2 GS/s. Digital down‑conversion (DDC) and channelization are performed in an on‑chip DSP engine. Despite this promise