A microwave channelizer and spectroscope based on an integrated optical Bragg-grating Fabry-Perot and integrated hybrid fresnel lens system

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作者
Winnall, ST [1 ]
Lindsay, AC
Austin, MW
Canning, J
Mitchell, A
机构
[1] Cochlear Ltd, Lane Cove, NSW 2065, Australia
[2] Def Sci & Technol Org, Elect Warfare Syst Elect Warfare & Radar Div, Edinburgh, SA 5111, Australia
[3] Univ Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Inst Technol, Sch Elect & Comp Engn, Melbourne, Vic 3001, Australia
[4] Univ Sydney, Natl Innovat Ctr, Opt Fiber Technol Ctr, Eveleigh, NSW 1430, Australia
关键词
Fabry-Perot interferometers; optical planar waveguide components; optical signal processing; microwave receivers;
D O I
10.1109/TMTT.2005.863052
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A compact means to separate microwave and millimeter-wave optical signals by RF frequency in real time is demonstrated. The approach is to employ an integrated optical Bragg grating Fabry-Perot (BGFP) device to spatially separate optically modulated microwave signals with high resolution. The compactness is achieved through the use of an integrated optical hybrid diffractive lens beam expander to provide the required optical wavefront to the BGFP. A proof-of-principle measurement was performed from 1 to 23 GHz with peak finesse of 27. The theoretical analysis, fabrication procedure, experimental results, limitations, and improvements are described.
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页码:868 / 872
页数:5
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