• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 50, Issue 7, 20211056 (2021)
Simin Li, Rong Cong, Xiaoxiao Yao, Jing Feng, Zhenzhou Tang, and Shilong Pan
Author Affiliations
  • Key Laboratory of Radar Imaging and Microwave Photonics, Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211016, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20211056 Cite this Article
    Simin Li, Rong Cong, Xiaoxiao Yao, Jing Feng, Zhenzhou Tang, Shilong Pan. Chip-based microwave photonic frequency mixer (Invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(7): 20211056 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Schematic diagram of the proposed microwave photonic frequency mixer; (b) Optical signal at the main point of the system; (c) Optically-carried local oscillator used in the experiment; (d) Photographs of the wavelength-division modulator chip
    Fig. 1. (a) Schematic diagram of the proposed microwave photonic frequency mixer; (b) Optical signal at the main point of the system; (c) Optically-carried local oscillator used in the experiment; (d) Photographs of the wavelength-division modulator chip
    Transmission response of the micro-ring filter
    Fig. 2. Transmission response of the micro-ring filter
    Measured optical spectra of optical signal. (a) Coupled in the chip; (b) Coupled output from the chip
    Fig. 3. Measured optical spectra of optical signal. (a) Coupled in the chip; (b) Coupled output from the chip
    Measured electrical spectra of system output. (a) ωRF=14 GHz (in a large frequency range); (b) RF frequency tuned in a frequency range from 6 to 16 GHz
    Fig. 4. Measured electrical spectra of system output. (a) ωRF=14 GHz (in a large frequency range); (b) RF frequency tuned in a frequency range from 6 to 16 GHz
    Simulated frequency spectra when the rejection ratio of the micro-ring filter is (a) 10 dB and (b) 40 dB; (c) Power of 2ωLO−ωRF and ωRF, and the spurs suppression ratio for the different rejection ratio of the micro-ring filter
    Fig. 5. Simulated frequency spectra when the rejection ratio of the micro-ring filter is (a) 10 dB and (b) 40 dB; (c) Power of 2ωLOωRF and ωRF, and the spurs suppression ratio for the different rejection ratio of the micro-ring filter
    Simulated frequency spectra with (a) the maximum mixing spurs ωRF and (b) the minimum mixing spurs ωRF; (c) The spurs suppression ratio vs. the phase value of the optical phase shifter
    Fig. 6. Simulated frequency spectra with (a) the maximum mixing spurs ωRF and (b) the minimum mixing spurs ωRF; (c) The spurs suppression ratio vs. the phase value of the optical phase shifter
    Simin Li, Rong Cong, Xiaoxiao Yao, Jing Feng, Zhenzhou Tang, Shilong Pan. Chip-based microwave photonic frequency mixer (Invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(7): 20211056
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