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ArticleNanophotonics (Berlin, Germany)2025

A reconfigurable multi-channel on-chip photonic filter for programmable optical frequency division.

Simeng Zhu, Bocheng Yuan, Yizhe Fan, Mohanad Al-Rubaiee, Xiao Sun, Zhibo Li, Ahmet Seckin Hezarfen, Anthony E Kelly, John H Marsh, Lianping Hou

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Article in Nanophotonics (Berlin, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors.

Simeng ZhuUniversity of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2676-6181
Bocheng YuanUniversity of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Yizhe FanUniversity of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Mohanad Al-RubaieeUniversity of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Xiao SunUniversity of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Zhibo LiUniversity of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Ahmet Seckin HezarfenUniversity of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Anthony E KellyUniversity of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
John H MarshUniversity of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Lianping HouUniversity of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advancements have broadened the application of photon filters based on Bragg gratings within optical communication networks and optical input/output interfaces. Traditional gratings, however, suffer from a fixed refractive index modulation distribution once manufactured, constraining their adaptability and flexibility. This study introduces a reconfigurable multi-channel photon filter on a silicon nitride on insulator platform. The filter incorporates an equivalent linearly chirped four-phase-shifted sampled Bragg grating with micro-heaters to enable thermo-optic tuning, facilitating programmable control over transmission spectral features. Experimental outcomes indicate the filter's capability to seamlessly transition among single, dual, and quad-band configurations, as well as a band-stop mode, with independent tuning of each band. Moreover, optical frequency division multiplexing experiments using a 50 GHz semiconductor mode-locked laser have affirmed the filter's tunability. In quad-band mode, band separations of 50, 100, and 150 GHz are achievable; in dual and single-band modes, band intervals extend from 150 to 250 GHz, allowing for precise single-wavelength selection. Featuring high tunability, minimal insertion losses, and superior signal side-mode suppression ratio, this filter structure supports the integration of programmable photonic devices into space optical communications, photonic integrated networks, and elastic optical networks.

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microwave photonicsprogrammable frequency divisionreconfigurable filterreconstructed equivalent chirp technologysampled Bragg grating

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PMID40771426
PMCPMC12322728

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