Title :
Microwave generation through photonic octupling based on phase modulation and brillouin amplification
Author :
Vidal, Borja ; James, Jeanne ; Nkansah, Anthony ; Gomes, Nathan J.
Author_Institution :
Nanophotonics Technol. Center, Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Abstract :
Microwave signals are all-optically generated from the eighth harmonic of a microwave signal using a phase modulator and Brillouin amplification in fiber. Since the system does not use any optical filter nor microwave components, wideband continuously tunable microwave and millimeter-wave signals can be generated. The system is based on off-the-shelf components and can be combined with centralized microwave distribution systems.
Keywords :
microwave generation; microwave photonics; optical modulation; phase modulation; Brillouin amplification; centralized microwave distribution systems; microwave components; microwave generation; microwave signals; millimeter-wave signals; optical filter; phase modulation; photonic octupling; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave filters; Microwave photonics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Scattering; harmonic generation; microwave generation; microwave photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2011 International Topical Meeting on & Microwave Photonics Conference, 2011 Asia-Pacific, MWP/APMP
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-716-0
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2011.6088685
