Title :
High-Q single-bandpass photonic RF filter overcoming optical third-order dispersion based on programmable spectrum shaping of a broadband optical source
Author :
Xiaoxiao Xue ; Xiaoping Zheng ; Hanyi Zhang ; Bingkun Zhou
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel reconfigurable photonic RF filter which can achieve theoretically infinite Q factors. Single sinc-shape passband with Q = 634 and flat-top passband with Q = 76 are demonstrated experimentally when the passband center is tuned at 18 GHz .
Keywords :
Q-factor; band-pass filters; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre filters; programmable filters; radiofrequency filters; broadband optical source; flat-top passband; frequency 18 GHz; high-Q single-bandpass photonic RF filter; infinite Q factors; optical third-order dispersion; passband center; programmable spectrum shaping; reconfigurable photonic RF filter; single sinc-shape passband; Microwave filters; Optical fiber filters; Optical fibers; Passband; Photonics; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
