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    Area of Science:

    • Photonics
    • Optical Engineering
    • Materials Science

    Background:

    • Photonic crystal (PC) cavities offer unique optical properties for integrated photonic devices.
    • All-optical microwave filters are crucial for advanced signal processing applications.
    • Tuning microwave filters typically requires significant power and complex control mechanisms.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose and demonstrate a continuously tunable all-optical microwave filter.
    • To achieve low power consumption and high tuning efficiency in an on-chip device.
    • To leverage the nonlinear effects in a PC L3 cavity for tunable filtering.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized a silicon nanocavity L3 photonic crystal (PC) structure.
    • Employed optical single sideband modulation.
    • Controlled cavity resonance by adjusting input optical powers to induce nonlinear effects.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated a continuously tunable all-optical microwave filter (MPF).
    • Achieved a record experimental tuning efficiency of 101.45 GHz/mW.
    • Exhibited large rejection ratios (48 dB) and a compact footprint (100 µm²).
    • Required only microwatt-level optical power due to small cavity mode volume.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed silicon nanocavity is a highly efficient and compact solution for tunable all-optical microwave filtering.
    • The device enables energy-efficient microwave photonic systems with all-optical control.
    • This technology has significant potential for future integrated microwave photonic applications.