Title :
Integrated microwave photonics
Author_Institution :
Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
Abstract :
Microwave signal generation using the heterogeneous photonic integration platform is described. Preliminary results from a heterogeneously integrated photonic microwave signal generator are shown. Heterogeneous integration, as was recently demonstrated, allows for superior performance of certain devices compared to purely III-V devices and we outline the benefits it brings. Finally, we address narrow-linewidth tunable lasers as one of key components of low phase noise photonic microwave signal generators and show the possibility of achieving sub-kHz linewidths by utilizing on-chip high-Q ring resonators.
Keywords :
"Cavity resonators","Optical ring resonators","Optical waveguides","Silicon","Microwave photonics","Masers"
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics (MWP), 2015 International Topical Meeting on
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2015.7356697
