Title :
On-chip quasi-THz bandwidth microwave photonic phase shifter based on a waveguide Bragg grating on silicon
Author :
Burla, M. ; Cortes, L. Romero ; Ming Li ; Xu Wang ; Chrostowski, L. ; Azana, Jose
Author_Institution :
Energie, Mater. et Telecommun., Inst. Nat. de la RechercheScientifique, Varennes, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate a continuously-tunable quasi-THz RF-photonic phase shifter based on a dual-phase-shifted waveguide Bragg grating on silicon. Phase shifts up to ~90°are demonstrated over the 16-20 GHz band, constrained only by instrumentation limitations.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; elemental semiconductors; microwave photonics; optical phase shifters; optical tuning; optical waveguides; silicon; RF signal; Si; arbitrarily complex analog photonic signal processors; dual-phase-shifted waveguide Bragg grating; frequency 16 GHz to 20 GHz; instrumentation limitations; on-chip quasiTHz bandwidth microwave photonic phase shifter; reflection; silicon platform; Bandwidth; Microwave filters; Microwave photonics; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
