Title :
Demonstration of tunable microwave photonic notch filters using slow and fast light effects in semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Xue, Weiqi ; Sales, Salvador ; Mork, Jesper ; Capmany, Jose
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lygnby
Abstract :
We introduce a novel scheme based on slow and fast light effects in semiconductor optical amplifiers, to implement a microwave photonic notch filter with ~100% fractional tuning range at a microwave frequency of 30 GHz.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; notch filters; semiconductor optical amplifiers; fast light effects; frequency 30 GHz; semiconductor optical amplifiers; slow light effects; tunable microwave photonic notch filters; Bandwidth; Delay; Fast light; Microwave devices; Microwave filters; Microwave frequencies; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Phase shifters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; (230.1150) All-optical devices; (250.5980) Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
