Title :
An Investigation of the Operation and Performance of Coherent Microwave Photonic Filters
Author :
Pile, Brian C. ; Taylor, Geoff W.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Abstract :
We present a theoretical analysis of coherent microwave photonic filters (MPFs), which employ intensity modulation and direct detection. Expressions for the frequency dependent power gain are derived. The noise and distortion performance of MPFs is also analyzed. Two example filter implementations are given which provide a 100-MHz passband centered at 40 GHz.
Keywords :
intensity modulation; microwave filters; optical noise; optical waveguide filters; bandwidth 100 MHz; coherent microwave photonic filters; direct detection; distortion; frequency 40 GHz; intensity modulation; noise; optical waveguide filter; passband; power gain; Microwave photonic filter (MPF); microwave photonics; nonlinear distortion; optical waveguide filter;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMTT.2008.2011187
