Title :
Photonic microwave filter employing an opto-VLSI-based adaptive optical combiner
Author :
Mustafa, Haithem A B ; Xiao, Feng ; Alameh, Kamal
Author_Institution :
Electron Sci. Res. Inst., Edith Cowan Univ., Joondalup, WA, Australia
Abstract :
A reconfigurable photonic microwave filter structure employing an Opto-VLSI based adaptive optical combiner is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The Opto-VLSI based adaptive optical combiner is used to combine RF modulated optical signals with a user-defined weight profile to realize a reconfigurable RF photonic filter response. Theoretical simulations are in excellent agreement with the experimental results that demonstrate the concept of the photonic microwave filter structure.
Keywords :
VLSI; microwave filters; microwave photonics; optical filters; optical modulation; RF modulated optical signals; opto-VLSI-based adaptive optical combiner; photonic microwave filter; reconfigurable RF photonic filter; reconfigurable photonic microwave filiter; user-defined weight profile; Indium tin oxide; Magnetic losses; Microwave filters; Microwave imaging; Optical filters; Optical imaging; Photonics; Microwave photonics; liquid crystal devices; optical processing of microwave signal; opto-VLSI processor; photonic microwave filters;
Conference_Titel :
High Capacity Optical Networks and Enabling Technologies (HONET), 2011
Conference_Location :
Riyadh
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1170-1
DOI :
10.1109/HONET.2011.6149818
