Table 1 Summary of this work with comparable heterodyne sensors
Year /Author | Platform /Wavelength | OFS (Modulation) | \({f}_{OFS}\) | Resolution | On-chip detection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1991 [6] /Toda | LiNbO3 /630 nm | Serrodyne (EO) | 200 kHz | 3 nm | No |
2001 [21] /Rubiyanto | LiNbO3 /1561 nm | Acousto-optic (SAW) | 171 MHz | 105 pm | No |
2013 [8] /Li | SOI /1550 nm | Serrodyne (TO) | 2 kHz | < 1 nm | No |
2015 [9] /Cole | SOI /1550 nm | SSB (TO) | 50 Hz | 2 nm | Yes (Ge-PDs) |
This work | SiN, Polymer /1550 nm | Serrodyne SSB (SO) | 100 kHz 2.5 MHz | 10 pm | Yes (InP-PDs) |