[MD1] THz and Signal Generation

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[MD1-2] Carrier-Suppressed Single Sideband Signal for FMCW LiDAR using Si Photonic Crystal I-Q Optical Modulator

〇Mikiya Kamata, Yosuke Hinakura, Toshihiko Baba (Yokohama National Univ., Japan)

Keywords:

Optical modulator,Photonic integration,Si photonic and heterogeneous platform

We obtained carrier-suppressed single-sideband signal with a side-mode suppression ratio over 20 dB using photonic crystal I-Q modulator. When we used it for FMCW LiDAR setup, the signal was 5.3 dB higher than double sidebands’.