Title :
High isolation balanced photonic microwave mixers
Author :
Yongqiang Shi ; Bechtel, J.H. ; Wenshen Wang
Author_Institution :
TACAN Corp., Carlsbad, CA, USA
Abstract :
An integrated photonic microwave mixer, implemented with cascaded balanced bridge Mach-Zehnder modulators, is presented. The input and local oscillator frequency components are effectively rejected at the output, as demonstrated using a lithium niobate device.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical modulation; integrated optics; lithium compounds; microwave mixers; microwave photonics; LiNbO/sub 3/; cascaded balanced bridge Mach-Zehnder modulators; electrical isolation; lithium niobate integrated device; local oscillator; photonic microwave mixer; Bandwidth; Directional couplers; Electrooptic modulators; Frequency response; Mixers; Optical losses; Optical noise; Phase modulation; RF signals; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766398
