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

doi:10.1117/12.2506942

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

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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 language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE - Terahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications XII
Editors	Tianxin Yang, Laurence P. Sadwick
Place of Publication	Bellingham WA USA
Publisher	SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510624771
ISBN (Print)	9781510624764
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2506942
Publication status	Published - 2019
Externally published	Yes
Event	Conference on Terahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications XII 2019 - San Francisco, United States of America Duration: 2 Feb 2019 → 7 Feb 2019 https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/10917.toc

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Publisher	Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
Volume	10917
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Conference

Conference	Conference on Terahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications XII 2019
Country/Territory	United States of America
City	San Francisco
Period	2/02/19 → 7/02/19
Internet address	https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/10917.toc

Keywords

Micro-ring resonator
Optical frequency combs
Optical signal processing

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Xu, X., Wu, J., Tan, M., Nguyen, T. G., Chu, S. T., Little, B. E., Morandotti, R., Mitchell, A., & Moss, D. J. (2019). Broadband photonic RF channelizer based on micro-combs. In T. Yang, & L. P. Sadwick (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE - Terahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications XII Article 1091722 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10917). SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2506942

Xu, Xingyuan ; Wu, Jiayang ; Tan, Mengxi et al. / Broadband photonic RF channelizer based on micro-combs. Proceedings of SPIE - Terahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications XII. editor / Tianxin Yang ; Laurence P. Sadwick. Bellingham WA USA : SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, 2019. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).

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Xu, X, Wu, J, Tan, M, Nguyen, TG, Chu, ST, Little, BE, Morandotti, R, Mitchell, A & Moss, DJ 2019, Broadband photonic RF channelizer based on micro-combs. in T Yang & LP Sadwick (eds), Proceedings of SPIE - Terahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications XII., 1091722, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 10917, SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, Bellingham WA USA, Conference on Terahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications XII 2019, San Francisco, California, United States of America, 2/02/19. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2506942

Broadband photonic RF channelizer based on micro-combs. / Xu, Xingyuan; Wu, Jiayang; Tan, Mengxi et al.
Proceedings of SPIE - Terahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications XII. ed. / Tianxin Yang; Laurence P. Sadwick. Bellingham WA USA: SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, 2019. 1091722 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10917).

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