Title :
Optical frequency combs and their application in microwave photonics and coherent signal processing
Author :
Delfyett, Peter J. ; Davila-Rodriguez, J. ; Klee, Anthony ; Bhooplapur, S. ; Williams, Chris
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Optical frequency combs are used as a bank of coherent local oscillators for applications in microwave photonics. We explore coherent optical signal processing using parallel architectures in areas of waveform generation, measurement, and matched filtering.
Keywords :
light coherence; matched filters; microwave photonics; optical information processing; spatial filters; coherent local oscillators; coherent optical signal processing; matched filtering; microwave photonics; optical frequency combs; parallel architectures; waveform generation; waveform measurement; Frequency measurement; Laser mode locking; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse shaping; Optical signal processing; Optical variables measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
