Title :
Multichannel Microwave Photonics Signals Summation Device
Author :
Mothe, Nicolas ; Di Bin, Philippe
Author_Institution :
Photonics Dept., Univ. de Limoges, Limoges, France
Abstract :
The realization and the characterization of a multichannel optical fiber-based microwave photonics summation device is presented. Fourteen optically carried 8-GHz microwave signals are summed with respect to their amplitude and their phase. The optical structure which is simply composed of a tapered set of fibers set in front of a planar photodiode is free of optical interference effect.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical planar waveguides; photodiodes; signal processing; frequency 8 GHz; microwave signals; multichannel microwave photonics; optical interference effect; optical structure; planar photodiode; signals summation device; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical signal processing; Photonics; Radio frequency; Microwave photonics; signal processing; signal summation; taper;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2010.2093874
