Generador de peines de frecuencias ópticas mediante circuito integrado fotónico, con moduladores electro-ópticos
V. Corral, G. Gordón, R. Guzmán, G. Carpintero
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Información básica
Volumen
V52 - N1 / 2019 Ordinario
Referencia
50020:1-9
DOI
http://doi.org/10.7149/OPA.52.1.50020
Idioma
Spanish
Etiquetas
Optica integrada, Peine de frecuencias ópticas, Modulador electro-óptico
Resumen
Presentamos los resultados de las mediciones de un circuito integrado fotónico cuya finalidad es implementar un generador de peine de frecuencias ópticas (OFCG) basado en un anillo recirculante utilizando moduladores de fase electro-ópticos (EOPM). El diseño se basa en los bloques funcionales de la plataforma genérica de integración de OCLARO Tech. El peine óptico produce múltiples longitudes de onda, equiespaciadas por la frecuencia RF de entrada proporcionada por un sintetizador externo, a partir de una longitud de onda semilla. Esta λ semilla puede ser de carácter externa o interna (on-chip), por medio de un láser integrado monomodo DBR (Distributed Bragg Reflector), para desarrollar un OFCG totalmente integrado. La ventaja de esta estructura es que se trata de un OFCG compacto de pequeñas dimensiones (chip de 6 x 2 mm), cuyos elementos se interconectan con guías de onda de InP que reemplaza a la fibra óptica, evitando variaciones térmicas que afecten la señal generada. Para nuestro conocimiento, es la primera vez que se realizan mediciones en este tipo de estructuras.
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