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Broadband photonic RF channelizer based on micro-combs

  • Xingyuan Xu
  • , Jiayang Wu
  • , Mengxi Tan
  • , Thach G. Nguyen
  • , Sai T. Chu
  • , Brent E. Little
  • , Roberto Morandotti
  • , Arnan Mitchell
  • , David J. Moss*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, we first employ CMOS-compatible integrated optical combs to demonstrate a broadband RF channelizer. By using an on-chip nonlinear micro-ring resonator, a broadband 200GHz-spacing Kerr comb with a large number of comb lines are generated, providing a record large number of wavelength channels (over 60 in the C- and L- band) as well as over 100GHz potential RF operation bandwidth for RF channelizers with greatly reduced size, potential cost, and complexity. Record-high spectral slice resolution of 124.94 MHz is achieved through an on-chip MRR featuring a high Q factor up to 1.549×106. As a result, broadband channelization of RF frequencies ranging from 1.7 GHz to 19 GHz is experimentally demonstrated, verifying our approach's feasibility and effectiveness towards the realization of broadband RF channelizer with large channel number and high resolution, as well as reduced cost and footprint.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTerahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications XII
EditorsTianxin Yang, Laurence P. Sadwick
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510624764
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
EventTerahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications XII 2019 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: 4 Feb 20197 Feb 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume10917
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceTerahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications XII 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period4/02/197/02/19

Keywords

  • Micro-ring resonator
  • Optical frequency combs
  • Optical signal processing

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