Title :
Figures of merit for Microwave Photonic phase shifters based on coherent population oscillation slow and fast light effects
Author :
Gasulla, I. ; Sancho, J. ; Lloret, J. ; Sales, S. ; Capmany, J.
Author_Institution :
ITEAM Res. Inst., Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Abstract :
Slow and Fast light technologies based on coherent population oscillations in SOAs followed by optical filtering provide a promising platform for the implementation of several functionalities in Microwave Photonic systems including, among others, broadband phase shifting and true time delays. This paper presents and develops the main figures of merit (Link Gain, Noise and Distortion) when these devices are integrated in a Microwave Photonic Links.
Keywords :
microwave phase shifters; microwave photonics; optical filters; semiconductor optical amplifiers; slow light; broadband phase shifting; coherent population oscillation; fast light effects; microwave photonic phase shifters; optical filtering; slow light effects; true time delays; Fast light; Filtering; Microwave devices; Microwave filters; Microwave photonics; Microwave technology; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical noise; Phase shifters; Microwave Photonics; Optical Filtering; Phase shifters; Slow and Fast Light;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2010 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7799-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7797-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2010.5549155
