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31 July 2024 Versatile quantum microwave photonic signal processing platform based on coincidence window selection technique
Xinghua Li, Yifan Guo, Xiao Xiang, Runai Quan, Mingtao Cao, Ruifang Dong, Tao Liu, Ming Li, Shougang Zhang
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Funded by: China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
Abstract

Quantum microwave photonics (QMWP) is an innovative approach that combines energy–time entangled biphoton sources as the optical carrier with time-correlated single-photon detection for high-speed radio frequency (RF) signal recovery. This groundbreaking method offers unique advantages, such as nonlocal RF signal encoding and robust resistance to dispersion-induced frequency fading. We explore the versatility of processing the quantum microwave photonic signal by utilizing coincidence window selection on the biphoton coincidence distribution. The demonstration includes finely tunable RF phase shifting, flexible multitap transversal filtering (with up to 14 taps), and photonically implemented RF mixing, leveraging the nonlocal RF mapping characteristic of QMWP. These accomplishments significantly enhance the capability of microwave photonic systems in processing ultraweak signals, opening up new possibilities for various applications.

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Xinghua Li, Yifan Guo, Xiao Xiang, Runai Quan, Mingtao Cao, Ruifang Dong, Tao Liu, Ming Li, and Shougang Zhang "Versatile quantum microwave photonic signal processing platform based on coincidence window selection technique," Advanced Photonics Nexus 3(5), 056013 (31 July 2024). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.APN.3.5.056013
Received: 18 February 2024; Accepted: 5 July 2024; Published: 31 July 2024
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KEYWORDS
Windows

Tunable filters

Microwave photonics

Signal processing

Signal filtering

Phase shifts

Picosecond phenomena

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