• DocumentCode
    1380224
  • Title

    Photonic Generation of Ultra-Wideband Signals via Pulse Compression in a Highly Nonlinear Fiber

  • Author

    Zadok, Avi ; Wu, Xiaoxia ; Sendowski, Jacob ; Yariv, Amnon ; Willner, Alan E.

  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    239
  • Lastpage
    241
  • Abstract
    A simple and reconfigurable scheme for photonic generation of ultra-wideband (UWB) waveforms is proposed, simulated, and demonstrated. The technique relies on pulse compression in a highly nonlinear fiber and subsequent differential detection. A center frequency of 25 GHz and a fractional bandwidth of 120% are obtained. The generated waveform is also adjusted to closely approximate the spectral mask for unlicensed UWB indoor wireless communications.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; indoor communication; microwave photonics; nonlinear optics; optical fibres; optical pulse compression; ultra wideband communication; differential detection; fractional bandwidth; frequency 25 GHz; highly nonlinear fiber; indoor wireless communications; photonic generation; pulse compression; reconfigurable scheme; spectral mask; ultrawideband signals; Microwave photonics; nonlinear fiber-optics; ultra-wideband (UWB) pulse generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2009.2037929
  • Filename
    5378528