Title :
Millimeter-Wave Harmonic Signal Generation and Distribution Using a Tunable Single-Resonance Microwave Photonic Filter
Author :
Ou, Haiyan ; Ye, Chenhui ; Zhu, Kun ; Hu, Ying ; Fu, Hongyan
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Univ. of Electron. Sci. & Technol. of China, Chengdu, China
Abstract :
A millimeter-wave (mm-wave) harmonic signal generation method is proposed and verified experimentally. The mm-wave harmonic signals of high order are generated through the intrinsic nonlinear transfer characteristics of the Mach-Zehnder amplitude modulator. A tunable single-resonance microwave photonic filter is used to select the specific order of harmonic signal. Signals up to the fourth harmonic at 20 GHz can be generated by low-frequency driving signal at 5 GHz.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; amplitude modulation; microwave photonics; optical filters; optical harmonic generation; optical modulation; optical tuning; radio-over-fibre; Mach-Zehnder amplitude modulator; fourth harmonic signal; frequency 20 GHz; frequency 5 GHz; intrinsic nonlinear transfer characteristics; low-frequency driving signal; microwave photonic filter; millimeter-wave harmonic signal generation; radio-over-fiber system; Harmonic generation; microwave photonic filter; millimeter-wave (mm-wave) signal; radio-over-fiber system;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2010.2044745
