Low-loss microwave photonics links using hollow core fibres

Xi Zhang; Zitong Feng; David Marpaung; Eric Numkam Fokoua; Hesham Sakr; John Richard Hayes; Francesco Poletti; David John Richardson; Radan Slavík

doi:10.1038/s41377-022-00908-3

Light: Science & Applications (Jul 2022)

Affiliations

Xi Zhang: Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton
Zitong Feng: Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton
David Marpaung: Laser Physics and Nonlinear Optics Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, MESA + Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente
Eric Numkam Fokoua: Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton
Hesham Sakr: Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton
John Richard Hayes: Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton
Francesco Poletti: Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton
David John Richardson: Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton
Radan Slavík: Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-022-00908-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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We demonstrate analogue photonics links using hollow-core fibres, showing they significantly surpass the performance of standard fibre analogue links in every metrics of link gain, noise figure, and dynamic range.

Published in Light: Science & Applications

ISSN: 2047-7538 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics; Science: Physics: Optics. Light
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