• DocumentCode
    1874424
  • Title

    Microwave frequency upshifting technique for broadband arbitrary waveform generation

  • Author

    Azana, Jose ; Berger, Naum K. ; Levit, Boris ; Smulakovsky, Wadimir ; Fischer, Sed Baruch

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. Nat. de la Recherche Scientifique, Montreal, Que., Canada
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6-11 March 2005
  • Abstract
    A new microwave frequency upshifting technique, based on a general temporal self-imaging effect in fiber, is proposed and demonstrated. Experimental results evidence the drastic bandwidth improvement provided by this technique as compared with conventional solutions.
  • Keywords
    Talbot effect; frequency multipliers; microwave photonics; optical fibres; waveform generators; Talbot effect; bandwidth improvement; broadband arbitrary waveform generation; fiber; microwave frequency upshifting technique; temporal self-imaging effect; Bandwidth; Chirp modulation; Electrooptic modulators; Microwave frequencies; Microwave generation; Microwave theory and techniques; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical pulses; Radio frequency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-783-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2005.192899
  • Filename
    1501436