DocumentCode
1463532
Title
Photonic microwave up-conversion using optoelectronic oscillator based on polarisation modulator
Author
Pei Zhou ; Zhenzhou Tang ; Shilong Pan ; Shuhong Cai ; Dan Zhu ; De Ben
Author_Institution
Microwave Photonics Res. Lab., Nanjing Univ. of Aeronaut. & Astronaut., Nanjing, China
Volume
48
Issue
5
fYear
2012
Firstpage
271
Lastpage
272
Abstract
An optical up-conversion scheme using an optoelectronic oscillator based on a polarisation modulator is proposed and demonstrated. A baseband signal with a bandwidth as large as 5 or 10 GHz is successfully up-converted to a 10 or 20 GHz carrier without any replacement of the devices in the scheme. The conversion loss is independent of the wavelength of the laser source. The stability of the operation is also investigated.
Keywords
light polarisation; microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; optical losses; optical modulation; oscillators; radio-over-fibre; conversion loss; frequency 5 GHz to 20 GHz; laser source; optical up-conversion; optoelectronic oscillator; photonic microwave up-conversion; polarisation modulator; stability;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el.2011.3269
Filename
6164321
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