title: Novel microwave photonic fractional Hilbert transformer using a ring resonator-based optical all-pass filter.
abstract: We propose and demonstrate a novel wideband microwave photonic fractional Hilbert transformer implemented using a ring resonator-based optical all-pass filter. The full programmability of the ring resonator allows variable and arbitrary fractional order of the Hilbert transformer. The performance analysis in both frequency and time domain validates that the proposed implementation provides a good approximation to an ideal fractional Hilbert transformer. This is also experimentally verified by an electrical S21response characterization performed on a waveguide realization of a ring resonator. The waveguide-based structure allows the proposed Hilbert transformer to be integrated together with other building blocks on a photonic integrated circuit to create various system-level functionalities for on-chip microwave photonic signal processors. As an example, a circuit consisting of a splitter and a ring resonator has been realized which can perform on-chip phase control of microwave signals generated by means of optical heterodyning, and simultaneous generation of in-phase and quadrature microwave signals for a wide frequency range. For these functionalities, this simple and on-chip solution is considered to be practical, particularly when operating together with a dual-frequency laser. To our best knowledge, this is the first-time on-chip demonstration where ring resonators are employed to perform phase control functionalities for optical generation of microwave signals by means of optical heterodyning.
authors.affiliation: Telecommunication Engineering group, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. l.zhuang@ewi.utwente.nl
authors.forename: Leimeng
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: Muhammad Rezaul
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Willem
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Beeker
authors.forename: Arne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leinse
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heideman
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roeloffzen
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D005374:Filtration / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D008872:Microwaves; D055096:Optical Devices; D017785:Photons; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000295:instrumentation*