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 …

A reconfigurable and wideband photonic method is proposed for microwave photonic
harmonic down-conversion based on cascaded four-wave mixing in a semiconductor optical …

An effective method for evaluating the performance of an electro-optic phase modulator
(EOPM) based on the Lyot-Sagnac interferometer is presented and experimentally …

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 …

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 …

A novel calibration-free electrical spectrum analysis method for microwave characterization
of electrooptic phase modulators is proposed and experimentally demonstrated based on …

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 …

A self-referenced frequency response measurement of high-speed photodetectors (PDs) is
proposed and demonstrated based on optical frequency-detuned heterodyne method. Our …

The two-tone intensity modulated optical stimulus is proposed and demonstrated for
measuring the high-frequency response of photodetectors. The method provides a narrow …

An extinction-ratio-independent electrical method is proposed for measuring chirp
parameters of Mach–Zehnder electric-optic intensity modulators based on frequency-shifted …