Title :
Photonic RF frequency shifter based on highly chirped mode-locked fiber laser
Author :
Kang, J.U. ; Frankel, M.Y. ; Esman, R.D.
Author_Institution :
Code 5672, Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate novel photonic RF frequency shifter using a highly-chirped mode-locked fiber laser where we show frequency shifting of an RF signal from 10 GHz down to 5 GHz and up to 25 GHz.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; microwave links; optical communication equipment; optical information processing; optical modulation; signal processing; 10 to 5 GHz; 5 to 25 GHz; RF signal; frequency shifting; highly chirped mode-locked fiber laser; microwave signal optical processing; photonic RF frequency shifter; Chirp modulation; Dispersion; Fiber lasers; Frequency modulation; Laser mode locking; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Pulse modulation; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 1998. MWP '98. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Princeton, NJ, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4936-9
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.1998.745663
