Title :
A single bandpass tunable photonic transversal filter based on a broadband optical source and a Mach-Zehnder interferometer
Author :
Mora, J. ; Ortega, Beatriz ; Diez, A. ; Cruz, J.L. ; Andrés, M.V. ; Capmany, I.J. ; Pastor, D.
Author_Institution :
Instituto de Ciencia de los Materiales, Valencia Univ., Spain
Abstract :
We demonstrate a new single bandpass tunable microwave filter based on a broadband optical source and a fibre Mach-Zehnder interferometer. A tuning range of 5-17 GHz and a Q factor around 48 have been measured.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; Q-factor; band-pass filters; light sources; microwave photonics; optical fibre dispersion; optical filters; optical tuning; 5 to 17 GHz; Q factor; bandpass tunable photonic transversal filter; broadband optical source; fibre Mach-Zehnder interferometer; Band pass filters; Microwave filters; Optical arrays; Optical fiber filters; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Transversal filters; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2003. MWP 2003 Proceedings. International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8691-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2003.1422892
