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General-purpose programmable photonic processor for advanced radiofrequency applications

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  • Daniel Pérez-López

    (Universitat Politècnica de València
    iPronics, Programmable Photonics)

  • Ana Gutierrez

    (Universitat Politècnica de València
    iPronics, Programmable Photonics)

  • David Sánchez

    (iPronics, Programmable Photonics)

  • Aitor López-Hernández

    (Universitat Politècnica de València)

  • Mikel Gutierrez

    (iPronics, Programmable Photonics)

  • Erica Sánchez-Gomáriz

    (Universitat Politècnica de València
    iPronics, Programmable Photonics)

  • Juan Fernández

    (iPronics, Programmable Photonics)

  • Alejandro Cruz

    (iPronics, Programmable Photonics)

  • Alberto Quirós

    (iPronics, Programmable Photonics)

  • Zhenyun Xie

    (iPronics, Programmable Photonics)

  • Jesús Benitez

    (iPronics, Programmable Photonics)

  • Nandor Bekesi

    (iPronics, Programmable Photonics)

  • Alejandro Santomé

    (iPronics, Programmable Photonics)

  • Diego Pérez-Galacho

    (Universitat Politècnica de València)

  • Prometheus DasMahapatra

    (Universitat Politècnica de València)

  • Andrés Macho

    (Universitat Politècnica de València)

  • José Capmany

    (Universitat Politècnica de València
    iPronics, Programmable Photonics)

Abstract

A general-purpose photonic processor can be built integrating a silicon photonic programmable core in a technology stack comprising an electronic monitoring and controlling layer and a software layer for resource control and programming. This processor can leverage the unique properties of photonics in terms of ultra-high bandwidth, high-speed operation, and low power consumption while operating in a complementary and synergistic way with electronic processors. These features are key in applications such as next-generation 5/6 G wireless systems where reconfigurable filtering, frequency conversion, arbitrary waveform generation, and beamforming are currently provided by microwave photonic subsystems that cannot be scaled down. Here we report the first general-purpose programmable processor with the remarkable capability to implement all the required basic functionalities of a microwave photonic system by suitable programming of its resources. The processor is fabricated in silicon photonics and incorporates the full photonic/electronic and software stack.

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  • Daniel Pérez-López & Ana Gutierrez & David Sánchez & Aitor López-Hernández & Mikel Gutierrez & Erica Sánchez-Gomáriz & Juan Fernández & Alejandro Cruz & Alberto Quirós & Zhenyun Xie & Jesús Benitez & , 2024. "General-purpose programmable photonic processor for advanced radiofrequency applications," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-45888-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45888-7
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