Title :
Reconfigurable linear chirp control in photonic generation of high-frequency microwave pulses
Author :
Ashrafi, M. Reza ; Park, Yongwoo ; Azaña, José
Author_Institution :
Inst. Nat. de la Rech. Sci. (INRS), Varennes, QC, Canada
Abstract :
A fiber-based approach for linear chirp control in optically-generated microwave pulses is proposed and demonstrated. Full linear chirp reconfigurability, including positive, negative and zero chirp rates, is achieved by tuning the relative delay in a fiber interferometer.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; fibre optic sensors; integrated optics; light interferometers; microwave photonics; optical tuning; chirp rates; fiber interferometer; high-frequency microwave pulses; photonic generation; reconfigurable linear chirp control; relative delay; Chirp; Fiber nonlinear optics; Interference; Microwave generation; Optical control; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical signal processing; Pulse generation;
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
