Si3N4-chip-based versatile photonic RF waveform generator with a wide tuning range of repetition rate

Abstract

In this Letter, we demonstrate a S i 3 N 4 -chip-based photonic approach to generate versatile radio frequency (RF) waveforms with a large tuning range of repetition rates. The amplitude and phase of the RF-phase-modulated signal are spectrally manipulated to synthesize Fourier coefficients of the desired RF waveforms by controlling the resonance conditions and frequencies of S i 3 N 4 optical ring resonators. Full-duty-cycle triangular, square, and sawtooth waveforms with widely tunable repetition rates from 1 to 13 GHz were experimentally generated.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Mar 04, 2020
Source ID
10.1364/ol.383876

Entities

People

  • Ben Eggleton
  • David Marpaung
  • Moritz Merklein
  • Yang Liu
  • Zihang Zhu
  • Ziqian Zhang

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Australian Research Council

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.