Title :
Application of semiconductor optical amplifiers to microwave signal processing
Author :
Ogawa, Hiroyo ; Horikawa, K. ; Kamitsuna, H. ; Kobayashi, Osamu ; Imaizumi, Yukari ; Ogawa, Isamu
Author_Institution :
NTT Wireless Syst. Labs., Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
This paper proposes an application of semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) to RF-to-optical and optical-to-RF convertors, microwave filters and microwave samplers. The SOA convertor can make it possible to realize a compact and cost-effective radio repeater for RF signal distribution. The SOA filtering and sampling expands application areas of fiber optics to microwave signal processing. The basic performance is experimentally investigated at microwave frequencies and good performance is obtained.<>
Keywords :
frequency convertors; microwave filters; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; radio repeaters; semiconductor lasers; RF signal distribution; RF-to-optical convertors; microwave filters; microwave samplers; microwave signal processing; optical-to-RF convertors; radio repeater; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Converters; Filtering; Microwave filters; Optical fiber filters; Optical filters; Optical signal processing; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal sampling; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1995., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2581-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1995.406181
