All-optical networks as microwave and millimeter-wave circuits

Author

Tedjini, Small ; Ho-Quoc, Anh ; Khalil, Diaa A M

Author_Institution

LEMO-CNRS, Grenoble, France

Volume

43

Issue

9

fYear

1995

fDate

9/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2428

Lastpage

2434

Abstract

In this work we study the use of optical fiber networks to perform microwave processing functions. Theoretical and experimental results are presented in the case of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer network, a Fabry-Perot network, and a combination of the two previous networks. All of these networks are realized with single-mode fiber elements. The use of optical scattering parameters and the graphical representation technique was introduced in our model, which greatly simplified the analysis. A good agreement between modeling and experiment as well as good performances from the microwave point of view are observed

Keywords

Fabry-Perot interferometers; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; S-parameters; microwaves; millimetre waves; optical fibre couplers; optical fibres; optical information processing; Fabry-Perot network; Mach-Zehnder interferometer network; all-optical networks; graphical representation technique; microwave circuits; microwave processing functions; millimeter-wave circuits; optical fiber networks; optical scattering parameters; single-mode fiber elements; All-optical networks; Microwave devices; Millimeter wave circuits; Optical devices; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber networks; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical scattering; Signal processing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.414599

Filename

414599