Optical Millimeter-Wave Signal Generation Via Frequency 12-Tupling

Author

Po-Tsung Shih ; Chen, J. ; Chun-Ting Lin ; Wen-Jr Jiang ; Han-Sheng Huang ; Peng-Chun Peng ; Sien Chi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Photonics, Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan

Volume

28

Issue

1

fYear

2010

Firstpage

71

Lastpage

78

Abstract

This work demonstrates the feasibility of optical millimeter-wave signal generation using frequency 12-tupling. Optical millimeter-wave signal with two sixth-order optical sidebands are generated using frequency quadrupling optical millimeter-wave generation along with optical four-wave-mixing. 210- and 120-GHz two-tone optical signals with optical carrier and undesired harmonic distortion suppression ratios of 20 and 30 dB are experimentally demonstrated. The proposed system provides an attractive method for millimeter-wave applications such as optical up-conversion in radio-over-fiber (RoF) communication systems at millimeter-wave band, phase-array antennas, optical sensors, radars, and tera-hertz applications.

Keywords

frequency multipliers; microwave photonics; millimetre wave generation; multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical frequency conversion; frequency 12-tupling; frequency 120 GHz; frequency 210 GHz; frequency quadrupling optical millimeter wave generation; harmonic distortion suppression; optical carrier; optical four wave mixing; optical millimeter wave signal generation; optical sensor; phase-array antenna; radio-over-fiber communication; sixth-order optical sideband; two tone optical signal; Frequency; Harmonic distortion; Laser radar; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave technology; Optical distortion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical sensors; Radar antennas; Signal generators; Nonlinear Optics; four-wave mixing; millimeter wave generation; optical communications;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2009.2035452

Filename

5337904