Title :
Photonic UWB signal generation and multicasting using a nonlinear optical loop mirror
Author :
Huang, Tianye ; Li, Jia ; Sun, Junqiang ; Chen, Lawrence R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We demonstrate an approach based on a nonlinear optical loop mirror for generating and multicasting UWB signals. Five channels, including 1 monocycle and 4 doublet pulses, are generated from a single Gaussian optical pulse.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; multicast communication; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; ultra wideband communication; doublet pulses; monocycle pulses; multicasting; nonlinear optical loop mirror; photonic UWB signal generation; single Gaussian optical pulse; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110492
