Title :
Engineering of the radio-frequency spectra of ultrawideband electromagnetic waveforms via optical pulse shaping techniques
Author :
McKinney, J.D. ; Lin, I.S. ; Weiner, A.M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
Through optical pulse shaping in the Fourier domain, we demonstrate engineering of ultrawideband radio-frequency spectra. Apodization and modulation of our optical waveforms enable generation of RF spectra that fill the 3.1 - 10.6 GHz frequency band.
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; microwave photonics; optical modulation; optical pulse shaping; radiofrequency spectra; waveform analysis; 3.1 to 10.6 GHz; Fourier domain; apodization; optical modulation; optical pulse shaping; optical waveforms; radio-frequency spectra; ultrawideband electromagnetic waveforms; Electromagnetic scattering; FCC; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pulse shaping; RF signals; Radio frequency; Signal synthesis; Ultra wideband technology; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2004. MWP'04. 2004 IEEE International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8491-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2004.1396841
