All optical fast fourier transform on chip with heating tunability design, simulation, fabrication, and performance analysis

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10481463
APP PUB NO 20190072833A1
SERIAL NO

15830747

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The present invention provides optical computing by means of fast Fourier transform Integration on Silicon On Insulator chip technology with implementation in the analog and temporal domain. This is done by cascading (N−2) stages of delayed interferometers (couplers and phase shifters) where a parallel set of N time samples are taken and using the delay lines and phase of the optical components (constructive/deconstructive interference) the DFT is computed. The Optical Fast Fourier Transform (OFFT) design was built on passive components (2×2 couplers: cascaded Mach Zehnder Interferometer) used for addition and subtraction through optical interference, waveguides with short path differences are used for phase shifting and waveguides with long path differences are used for signal delay based on the needed number of outputs. Since the OFFT is a system of imbalanced interferometers, there are additional bends designed to compensate for the difference in power ratios of the arms.

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  • THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

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Nejadriahi, Hani San Diego, US 2 11
Sorger, Volker J Alexandria, US 22 95

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