Title :
Novel Coherence-Free RF/Microwave Photonic Bandpass Filter
Author :
Chan, Erwin H W ; Minasian, Robert A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Inf. Eng., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
A new structure for realizing an equivalent multitap bandpass filter response without coherent interference and phase noise limitations is presented. It is based on intensity modulating a continuous-wave light multiple times to obtain many taps, and also enables windowing to be employed. Experimental results are presented that demonstrate a multiple-tap bandpass filter with high rejection ratio and with no coherence and phase-induced intensity noise limitations.
Keywords :
band-pass filters; intensity modulation; microwave filters; microwave photonics; optical modulation; coherence-free RF filter; continuous-wave light; equivalent multitap filter response; intensity modulation; microwave photonic bandpass filter; Bandpass filters; microwave filters; microwave photonics; optical signal processing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2008.2009884
