Title :
Tunable radio frequency filtering using linearly chirped fibre grating
Author :
Zhang, W. ; Williams, J.A.R. ; Everall, L.A. ; Bennion, I.
Author_Institution :
Electron. Eng. & Comput. Sci. Div., Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
We have demonstrated a tunable optical radio frequency notch filter using a linearly chirped in-fibre Bragg grating. It provides low loss and wide band timing of the null frequencies in the filter´s microwave response with all optical tunability
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; chirp modulation; notch filters; optical fibre filters; optical fibre losses; optical tuning; linearly chirped fibre grating; linearly chirped in-fibre Bragg grating; low loss wide band timing; microwave response; null frequencies; optical tunability; tunable optical radio frequency notch filter; tunable radio frequency filtering; Bragg gratings; Chirp; Filtering; Microwave filters; Optical fiber filters; Optical filters; Optical losses; Radio frequency; Timing; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732747
