Harnessing optical micro-combs for microwave photonics
Abstract
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.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1710.08611,
title = {Harnessing optical micro-combs for microwave photonics},
author = {Jiayang Wu and Xingyuan Xu and Thach G. Nguyen and Sai T. Chu and Brent E. Little and Roberto Morandotti and Arnan Mitchell and David J. Moss},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1710.08611},
year = {2018}
}
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32 Pages, 13 Figures, 172 References