Title :
Monolithically integrated programmable photonic microwave filter with tunable inter-ring coupling
Author :
Guzzon, Robert S. ; Norberg, Erik J. ; Parker, John S. ; Johansson, Leif A. ; Coldren, Larry A.
Author_Institution :
ECE Dept., Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
The design and operation of a coupled-ring programmable photonic microwave filter architecture are described. RF measurements of flat-topped bandpass filters with bandwidths of 3GHz-7.4GHz are presented. A stop-band extinction of 40dB is obtained.
Keywords :
band-pass filters; integrated optics; microwave photonics; optical couplers; optical design techniques; optical filters; optical tuning; programmable filters; bandwidth 3 GHz to 7.4 GHz; flat-topped bandpass filters; monolithically integrated programmable photonic microwave filter; stop-band extinction; tunable interring coupling; Band pass filters; Computer architecture; Finite impulse response filter; IIR filters; Microwave filters; Optical filters; Optical waveguides;
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.2010.5664240
