Title :
Discrete-time optical Processing of microwave signals
Author :
Capmany, José ; Ortega, Beatriz ; Pastor, Daniel ; Sales, Salvador
Author_Institution :
Opt. Commun. Group, Univ. Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Abstract :
This paper presents the fundamental principles and recent advances in the field of photonic filtering of microwave signals using discrete-time incoherent processing. We also provide a comprehensive review of the fundamentals, applications, and current state of the art.
Keywords :
microwave filters; microwave photonics; optical delay lines; optical filters; optical information processing; discrete-time optical microwave signal processing; photonic filtering; Circuits; High speed optical techniques; Microwave devices; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; RF signals; Radio frequency; Signal processing; Microwave photonics; optical filters; optical signal processing;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2004.838819