RF photonics: an optical microcombs' perspective

J Wu, X Xu, TG Nguyen, ST Chu… - IEEE Journal of …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Over the past decade, optical frequency combs generated by high-Q microresonators, or
optical microcombs, which feature compact device footprints, low power consumption, and …

Photonics for microwave measurements

X Zou, B Lu, W Pan, L Yan, A Stöhr… - Laser & Photonics …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
As an emerging topic, photonic‐assisted microwave measurements with distinct features
such as wide frequency coverage, large instantaneous bandwidth, low frequency …

Broadband photonic RF channelizer with 92 channels based on a soliton crystal microcomb

X Xu, M Tan, J Wu, A Boes, TG Nguyen… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
We report a broadband radio frequency (RF) channelizer with up to 92 channels using a
coherent microcomb source. A soliton crystal microcomb, generated by a 49 GHz micro-ring …

Photonic radio frequency channelizers based on Kerr optical micro-combs

M Tan, X Xu, J Wu, TG Nguyen, ST Chu… - Journal of …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We review recent work on broadband RF channelizers based on integrated optical
frequency Kerr micro-combs combined with passive micro-ring resonator filters, with …

Broadband RF channelizer based on an integrated optical frequency Kerr comb source

X Xu, J Wu, TG Nguyen, ST Chu, BE Little… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2018 - opg.optica.org
We report a broadband RF channelizer based on an integrated optical frequency Kerr micro-
comb source, with an RF channelizing bandwidth of 90 GHz, a high RF spectral slice …

Photonics-based broadband radar for high-resolution and real-time inverse synthetic aperture imaging

F Zhang, Q Guo, Z Wang, P Zhou, G Zhang, J Sun… - Optics …, 2017 - opg.optica.org
A photonics-based radar with generation and de-chirp processing of broadband linear
frequency modulated continuous-wave (LFMCW) signal in optical domain is proposed for …

Photonics-based broadband microwave measurement

S Pan, J Yao - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Microwave measurement refers to the acquisition of parameters of a microwave signal or the
identification of properties of an object via microwave-based approaches. Thanks to the …

Microwave photonic array radars

S Pan, X Ye, Y Zhang, F Zhang - IEEE Journal of Microwaves, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Phased array radars have remarkable advantages over radars with single-element antenna
in terms of agility, flexibility, robustness, and reconfigurability. Current pure-electronic …

Ultra-wideband and adaptive photonic signal processing of microwave signals

RA Minasian - IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Microwave photonic techniques are attractive for processing high bandwidth signals,
overcoming inherent electronic limitations. These processors provide new capabilities for …

Photonics-based real-time ultra-high-range-resolution radar with broadband signal generation and processing

F Zhang, Q Guo, S Pan - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Real-time and high-resolution target detection is highly desirable in modern radar
applications. Electronic techniques have encountered grave difficulties in the development …