Title :
Photonic generation and frequency up-conversion of impulse-radio UWB signals
Author :
Beltran, Marta ; Morant, Maria ; Perez, Joaquin ; Llorente, Roberto ; Marti, Javier
Author_Institution :
Nanophotonics Technol. Centre, Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia
Abstract :
The photonic generation, up-conversion and down-conversion of impulse-radio UWB signals employing a Mach-Zehnder modulator and a differential photodiode is proposed. Impulse-radio UWB is generated, up-converted to 24 GHz vehicular radar band in a proof-of-concept experiment.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; microwave photonics; optical frequency conversion; optical modulation; photodiodes; ultra wideband communication; Mach-Zehnder modulator; differential photodiode; down-conversion; frequency up-conversion; impulse-radio UWB signals; photonic generation; vehicular radar band; Bandwidth; Electrooptic modulators; Frequency; Optical attenuators; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Photonics; Signal generators; Photonic signal processing; Ultra-wide band (UWB); impulse-radio transmission;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688709
