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Harnessing Nonlinear Optics for Microwave Signal Processing

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Harnessing nonlinear optical effects in a photonic chip scale has been proven useful for a number of key applications in optical communications. Microwave photonics (MWP) can also benefit from the adoption of such a technology, creating a new concept of nonlinear integrated microwave photonics. Here, we look at the potential of using nonlinear optical effects in a chip scale to enable RF signal processing with enhanced performance. We review a number of recent results in this field, with particular focus on the creation of frequency agile and high suppression microwave bandstop filters using on-chip stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS). We also discuss the future prospect of nonlinear integrated MWP to enable a general purpose, programmable analog signal processor, as well as compact, high performance active microwave filters with enhanced energy efficiency.

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Marpaung, D., Pant, R., Eggleton, B.J. (2015). Harnessing Nonlinear Optics for Microwave Signal Processing. In: Wabnitz, S., Eggleton, B. (eds) All-Optical Signal Processing. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 194. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14992-9_14

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