Title :
Tunable microwave photonic filter with programmable apodization based on optical comb
Author :
Hamidi, Ehsan ; Leaird, Daniel E. ; Weiner, Andrew M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate the application of optical combs to implement microwave photonic filters with large number of taps. By utilizing optical delay and line-by-line pulse shaping we are able to tune and program the filter´s bandpass.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical delay lines; optical filters; optical pulse shaping; optical tuning; line-by-line pulse shaping; microwave photonic filter; optical comb; optical delay; programmable apodization; tuning; Band pass filters; Delay; Frequency; Laser tuning; Microwave filters; Optical fiber filters; Optical filters; Optical pulse shaping; Optical tuning; Shape control;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
