Yb3+sensitized Er3+-doped waveguide amplifiers: a theoretical approach

Silicate and phosphate glass waveguide amplifiers doped with Er³⁺, and co-doped with Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ are theoretically studied. Configurations for core and core–cladding doped waveguide amplifiers are considered. It is shown that gain in the core–cladding doped amplifiers is considerably higher than core doped amplifiers. It is also shown that with input signal power up to 1 and 200mW pump power, a 12.5dB gain can be achieved in a 3cm long waveguide amplifier, with a noise figure of 3dB.     

A novel noncontacting waveguide backshort for submillimeter wave frequencies

A novel noncontacting waveguide backshort has been developed for millimeter wave and submillimeter wave frequencies. It employs a metallic bar with rectangular or circular holes. The size and spacing of the holes are adjusted to provide a periodic variation of the guide impedance on the correct length scale to give a large reflection of rf power. This design is mechanically rugged and can be readily fabricated for high submillimeter wave frequencies where conventional backshorts are difficult or impossible to fabricate. Model experiments have been performed at 4 GHz – 6 GHz to empirically optimize the design parameters. Values of reflected power greater than 95% over a 30% bandwidth have been achieved. A specific design is presented which has also been successfully scaled to WR-10 band (75 GHz – 110 GHz). A theoretical analysis is compared to the experiments and found to agree well with the measured data.     

特种非对称低损耗1×5光分路器

设计和优化了一种新型低损耗、低偏振的基于二氧化硅的特种非对称1×5光分路器.在设计Y分支结构时,输入端采用缓变展宽波导结构和直波导过渡波导相结合的结构,此结构可以使输入光场缓慢展宽,进行分束前的准备,大大减小分支结构的辐射损耗和模式转换损耗.非对称1×5光分路器第一个端口输出功率占50%,第二至五端口输出功率占50%.利用三维光束传播法模拟和优化了特种非对称1×5光分路器,模拟结果表明,该结构具有均匀性好、器件尺寸小、低损耗和低偏振等优点,1×5光分路器在1 250~1 650 nm波长范围内,第一个输出端口附加损耗小于0.07 dB,均匀性小于0.023 dB,偏振相关损耗小于0.009 dB,第二到五端口附加损耗小于0.45 dB,均匀性小于0.41 dB,偏振相关损耗小于0.06 dB.     

An efficient Schottky-varactor frequency multiplier at millimeter waves. Part II: Tripler

The multiplication efficiency of millimeter wave triplers was studied. In the case of a commercially available Schottky-varactor, the tripler efficiency versus pump power, bias voltage, and embedding impedances at the fundamental and harmonic frequencies was simulated using a nonlinear analysis program. A scaled model of a waveguide mount was used to experimentally optimize the impedances. For experimental verification a tripler from 33–39 GHz to 99–117 GHz was constructed. The highest efficiency measured was 28% at 107 GHz with 5 mW input power. The highest efficiency obtained with 30 mW input power was 18%.     

用于宽带高功率微波辐射的双层贴片天线特性

 研究了用于宽带高功率微波辐射的双层贴片微带天线输入阻抗带宽和辐射特性,提出一种适合于高功率微波辐射的圆锥传输线馈电结构以减小传统馈电探针的引线感抗,使天线的功率容量提高到百MW级,同时作为同轴线到径向传输线的过渡变换,使反射系数降低近50%。通过数值计算分析了不同的介质基底厚度组合和贴片尺寸对天线带宽的影响,优化参数后的天线带宽达到了34.9%(电压驻波比小于3),带内平均增益高于6.5 dB,最大增益8.3 dB,主辐射方向上的远场辐射因子与馈入宽带脉冲幅度比值大于1.3。分析了天线的功率容量,模拟计算表明该天线可用于辐射幅值300 kV的宽带高功率微波。     

A numerical analysis of gain characteristics of Er-doped Al2O3 waveguide amplifiers

The gain characteristics of erbium-doped Al₂O₃ waveguide amplifiers are investigated by solving numerically rate equations with upconversion effects and propagation equations. We obtained the dependence of gain of erbium-doped Al₂O₃ waveguide amplifiers on the waveguide length, erbium concentration and pump power at different pumping wavelengths (980 and 1480 nm). The performance of amplifiers pumping at 1480 and 980 nm are compared. It is shown that 980 nm pumping has higher gain and higher pumping efficiency. The parameters of waveguide amplifiers have been optimized. A optical gain of 43 dB can be achieved for a optimum waveguide length of 8.25 cm and 5.8 × 10²⁰ cm^–3 Er concentration pumped with 100 mW at 980 nm, that is a gain of 5.2 dB/cm.     

180–425 GHz low noise SIS waveguide receivers employing tuned Nb/AIOx/Nb tunnel junctions

We report recent results on a 20% reduced height 270–425 GHz SIS waveguide receiver employing a 0.49 µm² Nb/AlO _x /Nb tunnel junction. A 50% operating bandwidth is achieved by using a RF compensated junction mounted in a two-tuner reduced height waveguide mixer block. The junction uses an end-loaded tuning stub with two quarter-wave transformer sections. We demonstrate that the receiver can be tuned to give 0–2 dB of conversion gain and 50–80% quantum efficiency over parts of it's operating range. The measured instantaneous bandwidth of the receiver is 25 GHz which ensures virtually perfect double sideband mixer response. Best noise temperatures are typically obtained with a mixer conversion loss of 0.5 to 1.5 dB giving uncorrected receiver and mixer noise temperatures of 50K and 42K respectively at 300 and 400 GHz. The measured double sideband receiver noise temperature is less than 100K from 270 GHz to 425 GHz with a best value of 48K at 376 GHz, within a factor of five of the quantum limit. The 270–425 GHz receiver has a full 1 GHz IF passband and has been successfully installed at the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory in Hawaii. Preliminary tests of a similar junction design in a full height 230 GHz mixer block indicate large conversion gain and receiver noise temperatures below 50K DSB from 200–300 GHz. Best operation is again achieved with the mixer tuned for 0.5–1.5 dB conversion loss which at 258 GHz resulted in receiver and mixer noise temperature of 34K and 27K respectively.     

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根据微波叠加原理、阻抗匹配和相位补偿理论计算出3dB功率分配器的理论数据,再利用高频电磁场仿真软件进行电磁仿真和参数优化。实物测量结果:输入端口的反射损耗RL--31.12dB;隔离度Iso--34.35dB;输出端口功分性能为-3.09dB,-3.07dB;相位差1.8°;输入驻波比VSWR=1.070,与理论数据基本符合。     

80–360 GHz very wide band millimeter wave network analyzer

An extension to a 20 GHz HP8510C Network Analyzer has been built for wideband measurements between 80 and 360 GHz. Improvements relative to the first version [1], [2] include new harmonic mixers, and an active doubler. Dynamic ranges up to 60 dB in transmission and 50 dB in reflection are obtained up to 280 GHz, with more than 50 GHz instantaneous bandwidth using waveguide calibration. Detection with a 30 dB dynamic range is obtained at 320 – 360 GHz. Time domain measurements give spatial resolution down to 2 mm.     

Twisted-mode single-frequency Er–Yb waveguide laser at 1.5 μm

Robust single-frequency operation of an erbium–ytterbium glass waveguide laser based on the twisted-mode technique is demonstrated. A single-mode output power of 0.7 mW with relative-intensity-noise peak value of –90 dB/Hz has been obtained.     

Low Noise mm-Wave Amplifier Design Methodology

A design methodology for mm-wave LNAs is presented. The optimum bias point selection is outlined. The stabilisation strategy is described, and the impact of packaging requirements on the amplifier design is discussed. A bond wire compensation technique is detailed. The tradeoff between input match and noise figure is presented, and a design with a suitable tradeoff is¹ developed. A very simple inter-stage match requirement is a novel outcome of this design approach. An effective means of achieving a broadband response is also outlined. A four stage 30 – 50 GHz LNA design was fabricated and characterised in a customised package. A maximum MMIC gain of 28 dB at 32 GHz was achieved, and the gain exceeded 20 dB over the frequency range 26 – 44 GHz. A noise figure of 4.5 dB and a P1dB of +11 dBm were also obtained. It is the authors' opinion that the methodology presented in this paper will be of significant interest to other mm-wave LNA designers.     

Sliding backshorts for planar circuits

The Superconductor-Insulator-Superconductor (SIS) tunnel junction is an extremely sensitive heterodyne detector at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths. The large inherent capacitance associated with this device results in a substantial impedance mismatch with typical antennas and, therefore, requires a tuning circuit for optimum results. At frequencies where waveguide dimensions are realizable, impedance matching can be accomplished by embedding the detector in a waveguide circuit with adjustable waveguide backshorts. At higher frequencies, where waveguide dimensions become prohibitively small, a planar transmission line embedding circuit provides a reasonable alternative. Typically, such planar circuits offer no post-fabrication adjustability, resulting in demanding materials and design requirements. An adjustable planar embedding circuit based on coplanar transmission lines with movable noncontacting shorting elements has been developed. The shorting elements each consist of a thin metallic plate with an optimized arrangement of rectangular holes, placed along the insulated metallic transmission line to provide a periodic variation of the line impedance. A scadel (1–5 GHz) has shown that a large reflection coefficient, |s ₁₁|–0.5 dB, can be achieved with these sliding elements. A low frequency tuning circuit incorporating these shorting elements has been tested to demonstrate practical tuning ranges.     

Maximum number of connectable laser diode optical switch (LDSW) systems

The maximum number of connectable laser diode optical switches (LDSWs) was studied through the baseband signal-to-noise ratio calculation. For an NRZ 100 Mbits^–1 PCM-IM signal, 60 stages of LDSWs can be connected with a 6-nm optical bandpass filter inserted after the last stage at an input signal level of –30 dB m and an internal gain of 16 dB. A PCM-IM signal of 10 Gbits^–1 can be transmitted through 130 stages of LDSWs at an internal gain of 8 dB and an input signal level of –20 dB m.     

A quasi-optical universal polarizer

This paper describes the design and measurement of a quasi-optical universal polarizer for use in the 100–170 GHz frequency range. The instrument may be configured to convert an arbitrary elliptical polarization state into a linearly polarized stale suitable for feeding a fixed waveguide receiver. A transmission loss of 0.15 dB was measured at 140 GHz and the rejection of the orthogonal polarization state was greater than 50 dB.The author would like to express his thanks to John Fessey and John Maduzak for useful discussions.     

利用51微米激光器测量中红外光波导损耗(英文)

一种新型的采用AlGaAs材料设计制成的光波导显示了其在中红外激光器方面的应用。波导部分包含在两个GaAs的包层之间,两个包层的掺杂材料限制光场在波导中传播并且降低损耗。三个不同长度的波导经过切入式测量得到它们的内部传播损耗为1 5dB/cm和耦合损耗为9dB。所采用的中红外激光器的波长是5 1μm,输出功率在45毫瓦以上。从光波导输出的光功率只有几个毫瓦。     

Submillimeter Wave Quasioptical Isolators with a Semiconductor-Based Circular Dichroic Mirror

A quasioptical isolator is studied which takes advantage of using a circular dichroic mirror for the development of a most difference between the reflection coefficients of the orthogonal circularly polarized waves. The dielectric-semiconductor and semiconductor-metal versions of the circular dichroic mirror are examined. The test show that the isolator built around the ftoroplast/n-InSb mirror makes available the wave range 0.83–1.03 mm with forward loss 2.5–3.0 dB, reverse loss 15–21 dB, and VSWR 1.02–1.14, the longitudinal magnetic field is 1.3 kGs. The isolator with the n-InSb/metal mirror covers the 0.96–1.00 mm range and offers forward loss 2.5 dB, reverse loss 20–27 dB, and VSWR less than 1.2, with the longitudinal magnetic field 0.94 kGs. A possibility of the further advancement of the devices of this kind is shown.     

Elimination of phase-matching requirement for optical waveguide isolator

A novel optical waveguide isolator based on self-phase compensated TE–TM mode conversion was proposed. In this work, the troublesome phase-match condition for the TE–TM mode conversion is eliminated without degradation on the performances. An isolator based on this mechanism is designed and simulated. An insertion loss of −0.1 dB and an isolation of −25 dB was obtained. The tolerance of fabrication and bandwidth of the isolator was also discussed.     

高功率平板波导螺旋阵列天线设计

提出了一种工作在C波段的高功率平板波导螺旋阵列天线。以平板波导馈电,降低了馈电复杂性和馈电结构高度;对基本的电探针结构进行改进,通过控制扇形缝隙的圆心角大小来调整耦合量,并采用上下脊结构消除反射;设计了短螺旋天线结构,通过分离的参数分别优化轴比和反射,得到天线的轴比在?7°～7°的范围内小于0.5 dB;构建了一个20单元的直线馈电阵列,通过电探针结构从平板波导中耦合能量,实现了20单元的等幅馈电。最后仿真了一个工作在4.3 GHz,包含20×20个单元的螺旋阵列天线,结果表明:该天线的增益为31.6 dB,口径效率为74%,在4.11～4.43 GHz的频带范围内反射小于?16 dB,功率容量3.6 GW。     

Splitting-on-demand optical power splitters using multimode interference (MMI) waveguide with programmed modulations

Reconfigurable multi-channel optical power splitter is proposed and its optical properties are calculated. The device can dynamically reconfigure the number of splitting channels by providing programmed refractive index modulations on a multimode interference (MMI) waveguide. A reconfigurable 3-channel optical power splitter is designed to work as 1 × 1, 1 × 2 or 1 × 3 optical power splitter depending on the state of the heat electrodes using thermo-optic modulation, and the input light can be distributed to three output channels with sequential orders. The device can work in the whole C-band (1530-1565 nm) with extinction ratio better than −29.0 dB, excess loss better than −0.45 dB, imbalance better than 0.08 dB and polarization dependent loss (PDL) better than 0.14 dB. The design conception is scalable to a multi-channel splitting-on-demand optical power splitter which can divide input light to 1, 2, …, N output channels equally by using the 3-channel reconfigurable optical power splitter as a building block.