In a particular embodiment, the antenna 100 may include a ground layer (e.g., a ground layer 116) aligned with a dielectric layer (e.g., a dielectric layer 118). For example, the dielectric layer 118 may be between the ground layer 116 and the radiating elements 130, 132, 134, and 136. The optical signal (e.g., the photonic signals 190, 192, 194, or 196) may be transmitted from the one or more light sources (e.g., the LEDs 150, 152, 154, or 156) through the dielectric layer 118 to corresponding active filter nodes (e.g., the active filter nodes 120, 122, 124, or 126). In a particular embodiment, each of the one or more light sources (e.g., the LEDs 150, 152, 154, or 156) may be located on (or embedded in) a surface (e.g., a first surface 148) of the ground layer 116. The first surface 148 may be adjacent to a surface (e.g., a second surface 158) of the dielectric layer 118. Each of the plurality of active filter nodes (e.g., the active filter nodes 120, 122, 124, or 126) may be located on another surface (e.g., a third surface 168) of the dielectric layer 118. The second surface 158 and the third surface 168 may be parallel to each other and may be on opposite sides of the dielectric layer 118. To illustrate, the photonic signal 190 may be transmitted from the LED 150 through the dielectric layer 118 to the active filter node 120. Mounting the plurality of active filter nodes (e.g., the active filter nodes 120, 122, 124, or 126) on the dielectric layer 118 may reduce the threshold distance of the wavelength separation 174, decreasing the overall size of the antenna 100.