Photonic-chip-based radio-frequency spectrum analyser with terahertz bandwidth

Pelusi, Mark; Luan, F; Vo, Trung D.; Lamont, M R E; Madden, Steve; Bulla, Douglas; Luther-Davies, Barry; Eggleton, Benjamin J; Choi, Duk-Yong

Photonic-chip-based radio-frequency spectrum analyser with terahertz bandwidth

Date

2009

Authors

Pelusi, Mark

Luan, F

Vo, Trung D.

Lamont, M R E

Madden, Steve

Bulla, Douglas

Luther-Davies, Barry

Eggleton, Benjamin J

Choi, Duk-Yong

Publisher

Nature Publishing Group

Abstract

Signal processing at terahertz speeds calls for an enormous leap in bandwidth beyond the current capabilities of electronics, for which practical operation is currently limited to tens of gigahertz. This can be achieved through all-optical schemes making