• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 10, Issue 4, 932 (2022)
Beichen Wang1、†, Zijiao Yang1、2、†, Shuman Sun1, and Xu Yi1、2、*
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  • 1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
  • 2Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.450103 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Beichen Wang, Zijiao Yang, Shuman Sun, Xu Yi. Radio-frequency line-by-line Fourier synthesis based on optical soliton microcombs[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(4): 932 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Radio-frequency (RF) waveform synthesis has broad applications in ultrawide-bandwidth wireless communications, radar systems, and electronic testing. Photonic-based approaches offer key advantages in bandwidth and phase noise thanks to the ultrahigh optical carrier frequency. In this work, we demonstrate Fourier synthesis arbitrary waveform generation (AWG) with integrated optical microresonator solitons. The RF temporal waveform is synthesized through line-by-line amplitude and phase shaping of an optical soliton microcomb, which is down-converted to the RF domain through dual-comb optical coherent sampling. A variety of RF waveforms with tunable repetition cycles are shown in our demonstration. Our approach provides not only the possibility of precise Fourier synthesis at microwave and millimeter-wave frequencies, but also a viable path to fully integrated photonic-based RF AWG on a chip.
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    Beichen Wang, Zijiao Yang, Shuman Sun, Xu Yi. Radio-frequency line-by-line Fourier synthesis based on optical soliton microcombs[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(4): 932
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