Title :
Tuneable photonic millimetre wave generation using an optical phase modulator and DWDM thin film filters
Author :
Shen, P. ; James, J. ; Gomes, N.J. ; Huggard, P.G.
Author_Institution :
Kent Univ., Canterbury
Abstract :
We report on the generation of continuously tuneable W-band millimetre-wave signals with low phase noise based on sideband filtering of a phase modulated optical signal by using a novel cost optical notch filter
Keywords :
microwave photonics; millimetre wave generation; notch filters; optical filters; optical modulation; phase modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM thin film filters; low phase noise; optical notch filter; optical phase modulator; sideband filtering; tuneable photonic millimetre wave generation; Costs; Filtering; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Phase modulation; Phase noise; Signal generators; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and Optoelectronics Conference, 2007 Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9789217-2-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9789217-2-9
DOI :
10.1109/AOE.2007.4410876
