Dispersive Fourier Transformation for Versatile Microwave Photonics Applications

Abstract: Dispersive Fourier transformation (DFT) maps the broadband spectrum of an ultrashort optical pulse into a time stretched waveform with its intensity profile mirroring the spectrum using chromatic dispersion. Owing to its capability of continuous pulse-by-pulse spectroscopic measurement and manipulation, DFT has become an emerging technique for ultrafast signal generation and processing, and high-throughput real-time measurements, where the speed of traditional optical instruments falls short. In this paper, the principle and implementation methods of DFT are first introduced and the recent development in employing DFT technique for widespread microwave photonics applications are presented, with emphasis on real-time spectroscopy, microwave arbitrary waveform generation, and microwave spectrum sensing. Finally, possible future research directions for DFT-based microwave photonics techniques are discussed as well

Microwave Photonics

Microwave photonics is the use of photonic techniques for the generation, transmission, processing and reception of signals having spectral components at microwave frequencies. This tutorial reviews the technologies used and gives applications examples

Long Wavelength VCSELs and VCSEL-Based Processing of Microwave Signals

We address the challenge of decreasing the size, cost and power consumption for practical applications of next generation microwave photonics systems by using long-wavelength vertical cavity surface emitting lasers. Several demonstrations of new concepts of microwave photonics devices are presented and discussed

Harnessing optical micro-combs for microwave photonics

In the past decade, optical frequency combs generated by high-Q micro-resonators, or micro-combs, which feature compact device footprints, high energy efficiency, and high-repetition-rates in broad optical bandwidths, have led to a revolution in a wide range of fields including metrology, mode-locked lasers, telecommunications, RF photonics, spectroscopy, sensing, and quantum optics. Among these, an application that has attracted great interest is the use of micro-combs for RF photonics, where they offer enhanced functionalities as well as reduced size and power consumption over other approaches. This article reviews the recent advances in this emerging field. We provide an overview of the main achievements that have been obtained to date, and highlight the strong potential of micro-combs for RF photonics applications. We also discuss some of the open challenges and limitations that need to be met for practical applications.Comment: 32 Pages, 13 Figures, 172 Reference

Innovative Concepts in Microwave Photonics

This paper reports the work carried by ITEAM researchers on novel concepts in the field of Microwave Photonics (MWP). It includes activities related to the general modelling of MWP systems, the use of novel multicore fibers and recent advances in the emergent and hot topic of integrated microwave photonics.Capmany Francoy, J.; Sales Maicas, S.; Gasulla Mestre, I.; Mora Almerich, J.; Lloret Soler, JA.; Sancho Durá, J. (2012). Innovative Concepts in Microwave Photonics. Waves. 4:43-58. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/57919S4358

Superconducting circuit microwave photonics

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