Title :
A monolithic programmable optical filter for RF-signal processing
Author :
Norberg, Erik J. ; Guzzon, Robert S. ; Parker, John S. ; Johansson, Leif A. ; Coldren, Larry A.
Author_Institution :
ECE Dept., Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
A monolithic programmable optical filter suitable for dynamic pre-filtering of wide bandwidth RF signal-bands is presented. Bandpass filters have a passband tunable in bandwidth (3-14 GHz) and center frequency (0-40 GHz). Cascaded filter sections have stopband rejection exceeding 35 dB.
Keywords :
band-pass filters; integrated optoelectronics; microwave photonics; optical information processing; optical tuning; optical waveguide filters; bandpass filters; bandwidth 3 GHz to 14 GHz; cascaded filter sections; frequency 0 GHz to 40 GHz; monolithic programmable optical filter; passband tunable filters; stopband rejection; wide bandwidth RF signal processing; Band pass filters; Bandwidth; Lattices; Microwave filters; Optical fiber filters; Resonator filters;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics (MWP), 2010 IEEE Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7824-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2010.5664120
