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Electrically interfaced Brillouin-active waveguide for microwave photonic measurements

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  • Yishu Zhou

    (Yale University)

  • Freek Ruesink

    (Yale University)

  • Margaret Pavlovich

    (Yale University)

  • Ryan Behunin

    (Northern Arizona University)

  • Haotian Cheng

    (Yale University)

  • Shai Gertler

    (Yale University)

  • Andrew L. Starbuck

    (Sandia National Laboratories)

  • Andrew J. Leenheer

    (Sandia National Laboratories)

  • Andrew T. Pomerene

    (Sandia National Laboratories)

  • Douglas C. Trotter

    (Sandia National Laboratories)

  • Katherine M. Musick

    (Sandia National Laboratories)

  • Michael Gehl

    (Sandia National Laboratories)

  • Ashok Kodigala

    (Sandia National Laboratories)

  • Matt Eichenfield

    (University of Arizona)

  • Anthony L. Lentine

    (Sandia National Laboratories)

  • Nils Otterstrom

    (Sandia National Laboratories)

  • Peter Rakich

    (Yale University)

Abstract

New strategies for converting signals between optical and microwave domains could play a pivotal role in advancing both classical and quantum technologies. Traditional approaches to optical-to-microwave transduction typically perturb or destroy the information encoded on intensity of the light field, eliminating the possibility for further processing or distribution of these signals. In this paper, we introduce an optical-to-microwave conversion method that allows for both detection and spectral analysis of microwave photonic signals without degradation of their information content. This functionality is demonstrated using an optomechanical waveguide integrated with a piezoelectric transducer. Efficient electromechanical and optomechanical coupling within this system permits bidirectional optical-to-microwave conversion with a quantum efficiency of up to −54.16 dB. Leveraging the preservation of the optical field envelope in intramodal Brillouin scattering, we demonstrate a multi-channel microwave photonic filter by transmitting an optical signal through a series of electro-optomechanical waveguide segments, each with distinct resonance frequencies. Such electro-optomechanical systems could offer flexible strategies for remote sensing, channelization, and spectrum analysis in microwave photonics.

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  • Yishu Zhou & Freek Ruesink & Margaret Pavlovich & Ryan Behunin & Haotian Cheng & Shai Gertler & Andrew L. Starbuck & Andrew J. Leenheer & Andrew T. Pomerene & Douglas C. Trotter & Katherine M. Musick , 2024. "Electrically interfaced Brillouin-active waveguide for microwave photonic measurements," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-8, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-51010-8
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51010-8
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