US 11,984,894 B2
System and method for generating arbitrary waveform of microwave photon based on optical frequency tuning
Hao Zhang, Chongqing (CN); Yongchuan Xiao, Chongqing (CN); Caibin Yu, Chongqing (CN); Xu Liang, Chongqing (CN); and Lijun Sun, Chongqing (CN)
Assigned to CHINA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATION NO 44 RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Chongqing (CN)
Filed by CHINA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATION NO 44 RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Chongqing (CN)
Filed on Jan. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/149,642.
Claims priority of application No. 202211223029.7 (CN), filed on Oct. 8, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0120907 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. H03K 5/00 (2006.01); H03K 5/1252 (2006.01); H03K 21/08 (2006.01); H04B 10/58 (2013.01)
CPC H03K 5/00006 (2013.01) [H03K 5/1252 (2013.01); H03K 21/08 (2013.01); H04B 10/58 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for generating an arbitrary waveform of a microwave photon based on optical frequency tuning, comprising:
at least one processor; and
a storage device coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions for execution by the at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to:
generate narrow optical pulse signals with high stability and low phase noise through an optical frequency comb;
divide the narrow optical pulse signals output by the optical frequency comb into two channels through a first optical distribution unit, wherein one channel of the narrow optical pulse signals is output to a first photoelectric conversion unit, and the other channel of the narrow optical pulse signals is output to an optical frequency doubling/dividing unit;
perform photoelectric conversion on the narrow optical pulse signals transmitted by the first optical distribution unit through the first photoelectric conversion unit, and output an electrical frequency comb;
generate a frequency-shift driving electrical waveform for driving an optical frequency-shift combining optical circuit according to the electrical frequency comb through a frequency-shift drive circuit;
perform frequency doubling or dividing on a repetition frequency of the narrow optical pulse signals output by the optical frequency comb through the optical frequency doubling/dividing unit;
divide optical pulse signals output by the optical frequency doubling/dividing unit into two channels through the optical frequency-shift combining optical circuit, wherein one channel of the optical pulse signals is optically frequency-shifted by driving of the frequency-shift driving electrical waveform, and is combined with the other channel of the optical pulse signals that is not frequency-shifted for output;
perform the photoelectric conversion on the combined optical pulse signals, and output an electrical waveform through a second photoelectric conversion unit; and
perform an electrical process on the electrical waveform, and obtain an electrical waveform with a specific frequency spectrum through a second electrical processing circuit.