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Performance analysis of a multi - function photonic architecture on SOI acting as a frequency shifter

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posted on 2020-05-06, 20:22 authored by Gazi Mahamud HasanGazi Mahamud Hasan, Mehedi Hasan, trevor hall
A multi-functional photonic circuit implemented on silicon on insulator (SOI) platform is reported. Eight phase modulators are connected to provide four Mach-Zehnder interferometer structure in parallel. Multimode interference couplers are used as the splitter/combiner of the MZI structures to provide static DC bias. This architecture generates two principle spatially separated 1st order harmonics from a single light source, which may be collected from separate ports without using any optical demultiplexing filters which permits remote heterodyning. A carrier suppression of >20 dB and spurious sideband suppression > 12 dB relative to the principle harmonics is achieved with bias voltage tuning only. In addition to the frequency conversion, the circuit can also perform as a sub-carrier generator, IQ modulator and frequency multiplier.

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ghasa102@uottawa.ca

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0000-0001-9196-5104

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University of Ottawa

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  • Canada