Nature Communications (Sep 2016)

Wideband dynamic microwave frequency identification system using a low-power ultracompact silicon photonic chip

  • Maurizio Burla,
  • Xu Wang,
  • Ming Li,
  • Lukas Chrostowski,
  • José Azaña

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13004
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Photonic-based instantaneous frequency measurement systems are usually bulky or require high optical power. Here, Burla et al. demonstrate an integrated measurement system that can identify frequency-varying signals in a dynamic fashion, without the need for fast measurement instrumentation.