Title :
Experimental demonstration of the continuous tuning of microwave photonic filters by sinusoidal modulation of the filter coefficients
Author :
Sales, S. ; Mora, J. ; Manzanedo, M.D. ; García-Olcina, R. ; Capmany, J. ; Ortega, B. ; Pastor, D.
Author_Institution :
Grupo de Comunicaciones Opt., Univ. Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Abstract :
We show the results of a technique to tune continuously the resonances of the microwave photonic filters are shifted by changing the weight of the optical taps. It improves the performance of the cited filters.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical filters; optical modulation; filter coefficients; microwave photonic filters; sinusoidal modulation; Laser tuning; Microwave filters; Microwave theory and techniques; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Optical tuning; Resonance; Transfer functions;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215803
