Title :
Millimetre-wave generation and harmonic upconversion through PM-IM conversion in chirped fibre gratings
Author :
Marti, J. ; Ramos, F. ; Polo, V. ; Fuster, Joaquin M. ; Corral, J.L.
Author_Institution :
ETSI Telecommun., Univ. Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
fDate :
7/22/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel technique for generating millimetre-wave signals through phase-to-intensity modulation (PM-IM) conversion in chirped fibre gratings is presented. Experimental results at 28 GHz show excellent phase noise performance (-87 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz). It is also demonstrated that this technique may be used for harmonically upconverting intermediate frequency signals to the microwave/millimetre-wave hand achieving BER <10-9 in QPSK transmissions
Keywords :
chirp modulation; millimetre wave generation; optical fibre communication; optical frequency conversion; phase modulation; phase noise; quadrature phase shift keying; 28 GHz; BER; PM-IM conversion; QPSK transmissions; chirped fibre gratings; harmonic upconversion; intermediate frequency signals; millimetre-wave generation; phase noise; phase-to-intensity modulation conversion;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19990848
