Title :
Cost-effective photonic microwave filter employing tap reusing
Author :
Vidal, B. ; Polo, V. ; Corral, J.L. ; Marti, J.
Author_Institution :
Fibre-Radio Group, Univ. Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Abstract :
A technique to reduce the cost of photonic microwave filters based on WDM signals and dispersive media is presented. It allows to implement filters showing N×M taps using N+M components instead of N×M components, as required in previous proposals.
Keywords :
light sources; microwave photonics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical filters; photodiodes; wavelength division multiplexing; N×M taps; N+M components; WDM; dispersive media; photonic microwave filter; Costs; Delay effects; Dispersion; Finite impulse response filter; Microwave filters; Microwave theory and techniques; Optical fiber filters; Optical filters; Propagation delay; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2003. MWP 2003 Proceedings. International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8691-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2003.1422896
