Title :
Coherence-free RF/microwave photonic bandpass filter with high skirt selectivity
Author :
Chan, E.H.W. ; Minasian, R.A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Inf. Eng., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
A novel coherence-free RF/microwave photonic signal processor based on a frequency-shifting delay line structure with an optical filter is presented. It can realise a high skirt selectivity and high stopband attenuation bandpass filter response.
Keywords :
band-pass filters; microwave filters; microwave photonics; optical delay lines; optical filters; signal processing; RF photonic signal processor; coherence-free RF photonic bandpass filter; coherence-free microwave photonic bandpass filter; frequency-shifting delay line structure; microwave photonic signal processor; optical filter; skirt selectivity; stopband attenuation; Band pass filters; Delay lines; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; RF signals; Radio frequency; Signal processing; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2009. MWP '09. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Valencia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4788-6
