Title :
Tunable true-time delay unit based on Opto-VLSI processing
Author :
Xiao, Feng ; Juswardy, Budi ; Alameh, Kamal
Author_Institution :
WA Centre of Excellence for MicroPhotonic Syst., Edith Cowan Univ., Joondalup, WA
Abstract :
A novel tunable true-time delay unit is proposed and demonstrated. The unit is based on the use of an Opto-VLSI processor that dynamically selects a single waveband or multiple wavebands from an RF-modulated broadband optical signal and routes them to a high-dispersion fiber for arbitrary time delay synthesis. Experimental results demonstrate continuously tunable time delay of up to 4 ns.
Keywords :
VLSI; delay circuits; integrated optoelectronics; microwave photonics; optical fibre dispersion; optical tuning; RF-modulated broadband optical signal; high-dispersion fiber; optoVLSI processing; tunable true-time delay unit; Delay effects; Holographic optical components; Holography; Mirrors; Optical attenuators; Optical crosstalk; Optical signal processing; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices; Microwave Photonics; Optical Signal Processing; Opto-VLSI; Tunable True-Time Delay;
Conference_Titel :
PhotonicsGlobal@Singapore, 2008. IPGC 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3901-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2906-6
DOI :
10.1109/IPGC.2008.4781407
