Photonic measurement of microwave frequency using a silicon microdisk resonator

Liu, Li; Jiang, Fan; Yan, Siqi; Min, Shucun; He, Mengying; Gao, Dingshan; Dong, Jianji

doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2014.09.030

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“…The IFM approaches can be developed by introducing a dispersive delay element that is used to generate a dispersion‐induced microwave power fading or to design a photonic microwave filter . Since both the microwave power fading and the spectral response of a microwave filter are frequency dependent, the instantaneous frequency of a microwave signal is measured by detecting the microwave power.…”

Section: Instantaneous Frequency Measurementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As an example, a photonic microwave channelizer comprised of active integrated filters was fabricated on a single chip on InP wafer with a size of ∼9 mm for coupler separation , with the assistance of microelectronic processing techniques. Integrated lenses, resonators, and nonlinear waveguides have also been employed to perform spectrum analysis and IFM [, ]. Table shows a few microwave measurement systems based PICs to present the functionalities, key components and materials used.…”

Section: Future Prospectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Photonics for microwave measurements

Zou

Lü

Pan

et al. 2016

Laser & Photonics Reviews

306

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As an emerging topic, photonic-assisted microwave measurements with distinct features such as wide frequency coverage, large instantaneous bandwidth, low frequencydependent loss, and immunity to electromagnetic interference, have been extensively studied recently. In this article, we provide a comprehensive overview of the latest advances in photonic microwave measurements, including microwave spectrum analysis, instantaneous frequency measurement, microwave channelization, Doppler frequency-shift measurement, angle-of-arrival detection, time-frequency analysis, compressive sensing, and phase-noise measurement. A photonic microwave radar, as a functional measurement system, is also reviewed. The performance of the photonic measurement solutions is evaluated and compared with the electronic solutions. Future prospects using photonic integrated circuits and software-defined architectures to further improve the measurement performance are also discussed.

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Section: Instantaneous Frequency Measurementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Future Prospectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Photonics for microwave measurements

Zou

Lü

Pan

et al. 2016

Laser & Photonics Reviews

306

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“…This is a key benefit for IFM systems, complemented by the additional advantages of integration; namely low cost, weight, and power consumption [20]. Previous integrated IFM demonstrations have all relied on ring resonators in Si 3 N 4 [21], InP [22], and Si [23] technologies. While impressive, the measurement bandwidth for these devices was limited by the free spectral range of the rings.…”

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confidence: 99%

Instantaneous microwave frequency measurement using four-wave mixing in a chalcogenide chip

Pagani

Choi

et al. 2016

Optics Communications

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“…The use of photonics for microwave IFM is attractive due to the possibility of pushing the frequency measurement range far beyond the capacity of electronicbased IFM systems [3,4]. Since its conception in 2006 [5], research into photonicbased IFM systems has progressed by various means [6,7,8,9,10], and has recently culminated with the demonstration of a number of on-chip IFM systems [11,12,13,14]. This trend towards integration is especially important for IFM receivers, where the IFM delay is directly related to the length of the path traveled by the light.…”

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Low-error and broadband microwave frequency measurement in a silicon chip

Pagani¹,

Morrison²,

Zhang³

et al. 2015

Optica

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Instantaneous frequency measurement (IFM) of microwave signals is a fundamental functionality for applications ranging from electronic warfare to biomedical technology. Photonic techniques, and nonlinear optical interactions in particular, have the potential to broaden the frequency measurement range beyond the limits of electronic IFM systems. The key lies in efficiently harnessing optical mixing in an integrated nonlinear platform, with low losses. In this work, we exploit the low loss of a 35 cm long, thick silicon waveguide, to efficiently harness Kerr nonlinearity, and demonstrate the first on-chip four-wave mixing (FWM) based IFM system. We achieve a large 40 GHz measurement bandwidth and record-low measurement error. Finally, we discuss the future prospect of integrating the whole IFM system on a silicon chip to enable the first reconfigurable, broadband IFM receiver with low-latency.

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Photonic measurement of microwave frequency using a silicon microdisk resonator

Cited by 39 publications

References 16 publications

Photonics for microwave measurements

Photonics for microwave measurements

Instantaneous microwave frequency measurement using four-wave mixing in a chalcogenide chip

Low-error and broadband microwave frequency measurement in a silicon chip

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