Title :
12.8-GHz-bandwidth frequency chirp signal generation with high-extinction-ratio optical modulator by optical frequency doubling technique
Author :
Kanno, Atsushi ; Kawanishi, Tetsuya ; Honda, Shinnosuke ; Sotobayashi, Hideyuki
Author_Institution :
New Generation Network Res. Center, Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Koganei, Japan
Abstract :
We successfully demonstrated ultra-wideband frequency chirp signal generation using the DSB-SC modulation technique with pulse duration of 0.5 μs. A high extinction ratio optical modulator helps realize clear signals with no filters.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; extinction coefficients; optical harmonic generation; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; ultra wideband technology; DSB-SC modulation; bandwidth 12.8 GHz; double-sideband suppressed carrier modulation; high-extinction-ratio optical modulator; optical frequency doubling; time 0.5 mus; ultrawideband frequency chirp signal generation; Frequency modulation; Optical filters; Optical harmonic generation; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical pulses;
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.2010.5664180
