A novel photonic RF phase shifter based on dual-drive Mach-Zehnder modulator

Author

Yongjun, Yang ; Fushen, Chen

Author_Institution

Key Lab of Broadband Opt. Fiber Transmission & Commun. Networks, Univ. of Electron. Sci. & Technol. of China, Chengdu, China

Volume

1

fYear

2005

Firstpage

565

Abstract

A novel integrated photonic radio frequency (RF) phase shifter using a dual-drive Mach-Zehnder modulator is proposed. This RF phase shifter has a simple configuration and is fabricated easily. The simulated results show that this device has excellent performance in shifting phase. It is expected that this RF phase shifter will find widespread applications in optically controlled phased array systems and optical fiber communication systems.

Keywords

integrated optics; microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; optical phase shifters; dual-drive Mach-Zehnder modulator; integrated optics; integrated photonic RF phase shifter; integrated photonic radiofrequency phase shifter; microwave signals; optical fiber communication systems; optically controlled phased array systems; Equations; Integrated optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Phase modulation; Phase shifters; Radio frequency;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, Circuits and Systems, 2005. Proceedings. 2005 International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9015-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCCAS.2005.1493472

Filename

1493472