High-conversion-gain and deep-image-rejection Brillouin chip-based photonic RF mixer

Abstract

In this Letter, we report a chip-based photonic radio-frequency (RF) mixer with a maximum conversion gain of − 9 d B and image rejection ratio of 50 dB for 3.2 GHz to 13.2 GHz RF frequency range. This is achieved by the combined use of optical carrier suppression modulation and on-chip stimulated Brillouin scattering. These results will stimulate future implementations of integrated photonic RF mixers in complicated electromagnetic environments.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2020
Source ID
10.1364/ol.400511

Entities

People

  • Ben Eggleton
  • Duk-Yong Choi
  • Moritz Merklein
  • Stephen J. Madden
  • Zihang Zhu

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Australian Research Council
  • Office of Naval Research Global

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.