Title :
Photonically-enabled microwave function generation via tailored distortion
Author :
Bhatia, Amit ; Hong-Fu Ting ; Foster, Mark A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a microwave function generator based on precisely engineering the distortion in a microwave photonic link. By distorting a 5-GHz sinusoid we are able to generate a 5-GHz triangle wave and square pulse train.
Keywords :
microwave generation; microwave links; microwave photonics; optical links; frequency 5 GHz; microwave photonic link; photonically-enabled microwave function generation; square pulse train generation; tailored distortion; triangle wave generation; Microwave filters; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Photonics; Signal generators; Transfer functions;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
