• DocumentCode
    1169260
  • Title

    Novel tunable photonic microwave filter based on laser arrays and N/spl times/N AWG-based delay lines

  • Author

    Polo, V. ; Vidal, B. ; Corral, J.L. ; Marti, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    584
  • Lastpage
    586
  • Abstract
    In this letter, a novel tunable and flexible photonic microwave filter architecture based on the use of laser arrays and the periodicity of N/spl times/N arrayed-waveguide-gratings optical response is proposed. Filter coarse and fine-tuning capabilities are experimentally demonstrated showing an excellent agreement with theory.
  • Keywords
    arrayed waveguide gratings; microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; optical tuning; optical waveguide filters; AWG-based delay lines; arrayed-waveguide-gratings optical response; coarse tuning capabilities; fine-tuning capabilities; laser arrays; tunable flexible photonic microwave filter architecture; tunable photonic microwave filter; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Delay lines; Masers; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave filters; Optical arrays; Optical fiber filters; Optical filters; Optical waveguides; Tunable circuits and devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2003.809297
  • Filename
    1190211