Title :
Optical millimeter-wave signal generation by frequency quadrupling using two cascaded Mach-Zehnder Modulators
Author :
Zhao, Ying ; Zheng, Xiaoping ; Wen, He ; Zhang, Hanyi
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. on Integrated Opt., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
We theoretically analyzed and experimentally demonstrated a novel mm-wave generation using cascaded Mach-Zehnder modulators(MZMs). Without need for any optical filter or electrical phase shifter, low phase-noise and relatively stable mm-wave is obtained.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; millimetre wave generation; millimetre wave phase shifters; optical filters; optical modulation; Mach-Zehnder modulators; electrical phase shifter; frequency quadrupling; low phase-noise; optical filter; optical millimeter-wave signal generation; Frequency; Microwave generation; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical sensors; Phase shifters; Signal analysis; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343168
