Opto-VLSI-based Variable RF Power Splitter
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publisher
IEEE
Faculty
Faculty of Computing, Health and Science
School
Electron Science Research Institute
RAS ID
14928
Abstract
A novel broadband variable RF (Radio Frequency) power splitter structure based on the use of an Opto-VLSI processor for optical beam multicasting is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The broadband RF variable power splitter structure employs an Opto-VLSI processor in conjunction with an optical fiber array, a photodetector array, and a 4-f imaging lens system to split a broadband RF signal into multiple output RF ports with a user-defined splitting ratio. A proof-of-concept 1×4 broadband variable RF power splitter structure, driven by optimized multicasting phase holograms uploaded onto the Opto-VLSI processor, is developed, demonstrating an arbitrary RF power splitting ratio over a wide frequency range.
DOI
10.1109/HONET.2012.6421457
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Mustafa, H. A., Xiao, F. , & Alameh, K. (2012). Opto-VLSI-based Variable RF Power Splitter. Proceedings of 2012 9th International Conference on High-Capacity Optical Networks and Enabling Technologies (HONET 2012). (pp. 171- 174). Istanbul, Turkey. IEEE. Available here