Title :
High SFDR ‘Super-Ring’ microresonator based True-Time-Delay (TTD)
Author :
Morton, Paul A. ; Khurgin, Jacob B. ; Mizrahi, Zemer ; Morton, Steven J.
Author_Institution :
Morton Photonics Inc., West Friendship, MD, USA
Abstract :
This paper described the first results demonstrating the Super-Ring tuning concept applied to a 40 microresonator based TTD device, operating with the Balanced SCISSOR scheme. Tunable delay up to 515ps of a 20GHz BW RF photonic signal was shown, using only two drive voltages, with SFDR over 110dB.Hz2/3 for delays up to 300ps.
Keywords :
delays; micro-optomechanical devices; microcavities; micromechanical resonators; SFDR; TTD device; balanced SCISSOR scheme; spurious free dynamic range; super-ring microresonator; super-ring tuning; true-time-delay; Bandwidth; Delays; Microcavities; Optical pulses; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Photonics Technology Conference (AVFOP), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2473-8
DOI :
10.1109/AVFOP.2014.6999450