基于光子芯片的低噪声微波振荡器
Igor Kudelin1,2, William Groman3,4, Qing-Xin Ji5
1National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO, USA. igor.kudelin@colorado.edu.
Nature
|March 6, 2024
概括
这项研究展示了一种创新的集成光子系统,用于产生低噪音的微波信号. 基于芯片的新方法为先进的导航和通信系统提供了前所未有的阶段噪声性能.
科学领域:
- 光子学
- 微波工程
- 集成光学
背景情况:
- 现代技术需要低相噪声和稳定的微波信号.
- 目前的微波光子系统使用散装或光纤,限制了小型化和功率效率.
研究的目的:
- 开发一个紧且节能的集成光子系统,用于低噪音的微波信号生成.
- 在当前的微波光子系统中克服批量光学的局限性.
主要方法:
- 在芯片上使用双点光学频率划分.
- 稳定窄线宽激光到一个微型的法布里-佩罗洞.
- 采用黑暗的单子频率进行光学频率划分,并对输出进行光检测.
主要成果:
- 在100Hz偏移时产生20GHz微波信号,相位噪声为-96dBc/Hz,在10kHz偏移时降至-135dBc/Hz.
- 在一个集成光子系统中实现了前所未有的阶段噪声性能.
- 在单一芯片上展示所有光子组件的异质集成.
结论:
- 开发的综合光子系统为高精度的导航,通信和计时提供了重大进步.
- 这种芯片规模的解决方案为更小,更节能的微波信号产生铺平了道路.
- 这些结果突显了集成光子学在精确计时应用领域的巨大潜力.
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