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Title: Photonic integrated circuit for all-optical millimeter-wave signal generation

Abstract

Generation of millimeter-wave electronic signals and power is required for high-frequency communication links, RADAR, remote sensing and other applications. However, in the 30 to 300 GHz mm-wave regime, signal sources are bulky and inefficient. All-optical generation of mm-wave signals promises to improve efficiency to as much as 30 to 50 percent with output power as high as 100 mW. All of this may be achieved while taking advantage of the benefits of monolithic integration to reduce the overall size to that of a single semiconductor chip only a fraction of a square centimeter in size. This report summarizes the development of the first monolithically integrated all-optical mm-wave signal generator ever built. The design integrates a mode-locked semiconductor ring diode laser with an optical amplifier and high-speed photodetector into a single optical integrated circuit. Frequency generation is demonstrated at 30, 60 and 90 Ghz.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Financial Management and Controller, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
469141
Report Number(s):
SAND-97-0651
ON: DE97005903; TRN: 97:003011
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Mar 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; 44 INSTRUMENTATION, INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; HARMONIC GENERATION; PHOTODETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; DESIGN; MODE LOCKING

Citation Formats

Vawter, G A, Mar, A, Zolper, J, and Hietala, V. Photonic integrated circuit for all-optical millimeter-wave signal generation. United States: N. p., 1997. Web. doi:10.2172/469141.
Vawter, G A, Mar, A, Zolper, J, & Hietala, V. Photonic integrated circuit for all-optical millimeter-wave signal generation. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/469141
Vawter, G A, Mar, A, Zolper, J, and Hietala, V. 1997. "Photonic integrated circuit for all-optical millimeter-wave signal generation". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/469141. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/469141.
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title = {Photonic integrated circuit for all-optical millimeter-wave signal generation},
author = {Vawter, G A and Mar, A and Zolper, J and Hietala, V},
abstractNote = {Generation of millimeter-wave electronic signals and power is required for high-frequency communication links, RADAR, remote sensing and other applications. However, in the 30 to 300 GHz mm-wave regime, signal sources are bulky and inefficient. All-optical generation of mm-wave signals promises to improve efficiency to as much as 30 to 50 percent with output power as high as 100 mW. All of this may be achieved while taking advantage of the benefits of monolithic integration to reduce the overall size to that of a single semiconductor chip only a fraction of a square centimeter in size. This report summarizes the development of the first monolithically integrated all-optical mm-wave signal generator ever built. The design integrates a mode-locked semiconductor ring diode laser with an optical amplifier and high-speed photodetector into a single optical integrated circuit. Frequency generation is demonstrated at 30, 60 and 90 Ghz.},
doi = {10.2172/469141},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/469141}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1997},
month = {Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1997}
}