Title :
An ultra-wideband 360° photonic-assisted microwave phase shifter
Author :
Wangzhe Li ; Weifeng Zhang ; Jianping Yao
Author_Institution :
Microwave Photonics Res. Lab., Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
An ultra-wideband microwave photonic phase shifter implemented by a joint use of a polarization modulator and a polarization-maintaining fiber Bragg grating that can provide a full 360° tunable range over 30-40 GHz is demonstrated.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; microwave phase shifters; microwave photonics; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; optical phase shifters; optical tuning; frequency 30 GHz to 40 GHz; polarization modulator; polarization-maintaining fiber Bragg grating; tunability; ultrawideband 360° photonic-assisted microwave phase shifter; Masers; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave photonics; Optical polarization; Optical reflection; Phase modulation;
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
