Experimental demonstration of frequency-octupled millimeter-wave signal generation based on a dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator

Author

Zhang, Yamei ; Pan, Shilong

Author_Institution

Microwave Photonics Res. Lab., Nanjing Univ. of Aeronaut. & Astronaut., Nanjing, China

fYear

2012

fDate

18-20 Sept. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

A frequency octupling system based on a dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator (DPMZM) and a wavelength-fixed optical notch filter is experimentally demonstrated. A millimeter-wave signal tunable from 36.8 to 42.4 GHz is generated when a microwave drive signal from 4.6 to 5.3 GHz is applied to the DPMZM. The spectral purity of the generated signal is also theoretically and experimentally studied. An electrical harmonic suppression ratio of more than 30 dB is achieved.

Keywords

microwave generation; millimetre wave generation; modulators; optical filters; signal generators; DPMZM; dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator; electrical harmonic suppression; frequency 36.8 GHz; frequency 4.6 GHz to 5.3 GHz; frequency 42.4 GHz; frequency-octupled millimeter-wave signal generation; microwave drive signal; millimeter-wave signal tunable; wavelength- fixed optical notch filter; Frequency modulation; Microwave filters; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical modulation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Workshop Series on Millimeter Wave Wireless Technology and Applications (IMWS), 2012 IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Nanjing

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0901-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4673-0903-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMWS2.2012.6338202

Filename

6338202