公开(公告)号：US20190028203A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US16038644

申请日：2018-07-18

Applicant: IMRA America, Inc.

Inventor： Naoya Kuse ,  Antoine Jean Gilbert Rolland ,  Yihan Li ,  Martin E. Fermann

IPC: H04B10/50 ,  H04J14/02 ,  H04B10/548 ,  G02F3/00

Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for integrated photonic broadband microwave transceivers are disclosed based on integrated coherent dual optical frequency combs. In some cases, when the system is configured as a transmitter, multiple radio frequency (RF) carriers can be generated, which can either be encoded independently, or used for broadcasting the same information into different bands. In some cases, when the system is configured as a receiver, the spectrum of the input signal can be sliced into several spectral segments for low-bandwidth detection and analysis. In some systems, the optics-related functionalities can be achieved via integrated optic technology, for example based on silicon photonics, providing tremendous possibilities for mass-production with significantly reduced system footprint.