Title :
Comparing nonlinear fiber and a silicon nanophotonic waveguide for implementing a microwave photonic filter
Author :
Adams, Rene ; Jia Li ; Sarac, Zehra ; Berardo, David ; Chen, Lawrence R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., CEGEP Vanier Coll., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We compare using nonlinear fiber to a silicon nanophotonic waveguide in implementing a reconfigurable microwave photonic filter. Additional taps are generated via four wave mixing and tap levels are controlled by a programmable filter.
Keywords :
microwave filters; multiwave mixing; nanophotonics; optical fibres; optical filters; silicon; four wave mixing; microwave photonic filter; nonlinear fiber; programmable filter; silicon nanophotonic waveguide; tap levels; Fiber nonlinear optics; Microwave filters; Optical amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical filters;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Bellevue, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1506-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2013.6656608
