Title :
Wideband in-phase and quadrature microwave signal generation utilising a multichannel chirped fibre grating
Author :
Nguyen, Linh V T ; Edvell, Goran ; Hunter, David B. ; Englund, Mark A.
Author_Institution :
Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ., Edinburgh, SA
Abstract :
A multichannel chirped fibre grating (MCFG) having a 1/f dispersion profile is designed and fabricated. This application-specific MCFG is utilised with wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) to generate both in-phase and quadrature microwave signals over wide bandwidth.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; microwave devices; optical fibre dispersion; signal generators; wavelength division multiplexing; 1/f dispersion profile; WDM; multichannel chirped fibre grating; quadrature microwave signal generation; wavelength division multiplexing; wideband in-phase signal generation; Chirp; Fiber gratings; Frequency; Microwave generation; Microwave theory and techniques; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; Signal generators; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519284
