Title :
Harmonic generation of photonic microwave frequencies utilizing the properties of a phase modulator
Author :
Hedekvist, Per Olof ; Olsson, Bengt Erik ; Wiberg, Andreas
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microtechnology & Nanoscience, Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden
Abstract :
We present new techniques to generate a harmonic microwave frequency modulated on an optical carrier. All these techniques utilizes the properties of a phase modulator, and we achieve 40 GHz modulation using only 10 GHz electronics.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; microwave photonics; mirrors; optical fibres; optical harmonic generation; optical modulation; optical polarisers; phase modulation; 10 GHz; 40 GHz; harmonic generation; optical carrier; phase modulator; photonic microwave frequencies; Amplitude modulation; Frequency conversion; Microwave frequencies; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical harmonic generation; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Phase modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2003. MWP 2003 Proceedings. International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8691-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2003.1422863
