Title :
Photonic generation of chirped microwave pulses with precisely targeted and tuned parameters using external modulation
Author :
Liu, X.K. ; Pan, W. ; Zou, X.H. ; Pan, S.L. ; Zheng, D. ; Luo, B. ; Yan, L.S.
Author_Institution :
Center for Inf. Photonics & Commun., Southwest Jiaotong Univ., Chengdu, China
Abstract :
A photonic approach to generate chirped microwave pulses with precisely targeted and tuned parameters including central frequency, pulse repetition frequency, and chirp rate, is proposed. Such chirped pulses at 15 and 20GHz are experimentally demonstrated.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical modulation; central frequency; chirp rate; chirped microwave pulses; frequency 15 GHz; frequency 20 GHz; photonic generation; precisely targeted parameters; pulse repetition frequency; tuned parameters; Chirp; Frequency modulation; Microwave communication; Microwave filters; Microwave photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
