• DocumentCode
    3196072
  • Title

    Arbitrary RF-waveform generator with rapid switching capabilities using the temporal Lau effect

  • Author

    Torres-Company, Víctor ; Chen, Lawrence R.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    20-22 July 2009
  • Firstpage
    57
  • Lastpage
    58
  • Abstract
    We propose an arbitrary radio-frequency waveform generator with high-speed switching capabilities. As a proof-of-principle demonstration, we design a two-tap filter with Gb/s transitions between triangle and square waveforms with ~12 GHz bandwidth content.
  • Keywords
    filters; waveform generators; RF-waveform generator; bandwidth content; radiofrequency waveform generator; square waveform; switching capabilities; temporal Lau effect; triangle waveform; two-tap filter design; Bandwidth; Communication switching; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Pulse modulation; Radio frequency; Signal generators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Summer Topical Meeting, 2009. LEOSST '09. IEEE/LEOS
  • Conference_Location
    Newport Beach, CA
  • ISSN
    1099-4742
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3913-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1099-4742
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOSST.2009.5226230
  • Filename
    5226230