Recent advances in microwave photonics

M Li, N Zhu - Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2016 - Springer
Microwave photonics (MWP) is an interdisciplinary field that combines two different areas of
microwave engineering and photonics. It has several key features by transferring signals …

Self-referenced frequency response measurement of high-speed photodetectors through segmental up-conversion based on low-speed photonic sampling

M Wang, S Zhang, Y He, Z Liu, X Zhang, H Wang… - Optics …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
A self-referenced electrical method is proposed for measuring the frequency responses of
high-speed photodetectors (PDs) through segmental up-conversion based on low-speed …

Self-calibrated microwave characterization of high-speed optoelectronic devices by heterodyne spectrum mapping

S Zhang, C Zhang, H Wang, X Zou… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A four-in-one electrical method is proposed based on heterodyne spectrum mapping for self-
calibrated frequency response measurements of high-speed semiconductor laser diodes …

Calibration-free measurement of high-speed Mach–Zehnder modulator based on low-frequency detection

S Zhang, C Zhang, H Wang, X Zou, Y Liu, JE Bowers - Optics Letters, 2016 - opg.optica.org
A calibration-free electrical method is demonstrated for measuring the frequency response
of high-speed Mach–Zehnder modulators (MZMs) based on low-frequency detection. The …

On-wafer probing-kit for RF characterization of silicon photonic integrated transceivers

S Zhang, C Zhang, H Wang, Y Liu, JD Peters… - Optics express, 2017 - opg.optica.org
A wafer-level and high-efficiency radio frequency (RF) testing of a photonic device is highly
desired in the fabrication and characterization of large-scale photonic integration circuits. In …

Accurate calibration and measurement of optoelectronic devices

S Zhang, W Li, W Chen, Y Zhang… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Frequency responses of optoelectronic devices are essential to obtain the precise
performance of electrical-to-optical-to-electrical signal conversion or optical signal …

Two-tone intensity-modulated optical stimulus for self-referencing microwave characterization of high-speed photodetectors

H Wang, S Zhang, X Zou, Y Zhang, R Lu, Z Zhang… - Optics …, 2016 - Elsevier
The two-tone intensity modulated optical stimulus is proposed and demonstrated for
measuring the high-frequency response of photodetectors. The method provides a narrow …

Electrical probing test for characterizing wideband optical transceiving devices with self-reference and on-chip capability

S Zhang, H Wang, X Zou, C Zhang, Y Zhang… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2018 - opg.optica.org
An electrical probing test method is proposed based on serial or parallel modulation mixing
scheme for characterizing wideband optical transceiving devices including high-speed …

Frequency response measurement of high-speed photodiodes based on a photonic sampling of an envelope-modulated microwave subcarrier

M Wang, S Zhang, Y Xu, Y He, Y Zhang, Z Zhang… - Optics …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
An approach to measuring the frequency response of high-speed photodiodes (PDs) is
proposed and experimentally demonstrated based on employing an ultrashort optical pulse …

Single-shot network analyzer for extremely fast measurements

CK Lonappan, AM Madni, B Jalali - Applied Optics, 2016 - opg.optica.org
A new instrument for fast measurement of frequency response of high-bandwidth optical and
electronic devices is reported. Single-shot frequency spectrum measurements are enabled …