Title :
All-optical microwave frequency filters
Author :
Cusick, Thomas A. ; Iezekiel, Stavros ; Miles, Robert
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Leeds Univ., UK
Abstract :
This paper introduces the field of all-optical signal processing at microwave frequencies, in which optical fibre networks are used to realise signal processing functions. The fundamental principles are explained, and the components of these structures described. An analysis of basic film structures, which can be used as building blocks for more complicated structures, is included with supporting measurements. Finally a new algorithm for the synthesis of window responses using an all-passive network is explained and demonstrated
Keywords :
microwave filters; optical fibre filters; optical fibre networks; optical information processing; algorithm; all-optical signal processing; all-passive network; film; microwave frequency filter; optical fibre network; window response; Microwave filters; Microwave frequencies; Network synthesis; Optical fiber applications; Optical fiber filters; Optical films; Optical signal processing; Signal processing algorithms; Signal synthesis; Windows;
Conference_Titel :
High Frequency Postgraduate Student Colloquium, 1996., 2nd
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3151-6
DOI :
10.1109/HFPSC.1996.552457
