Title :
Photonic generation of high-power pulsed microwave signals with peak powers up to 7.2 watt
Author :
Xiaojun Xie ; Qiugui Zhou ; Beling, Andreas ; Campbell, Joe C.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Abstract :
Using a modified uni-traveling carrier photodiode we demonstrate photonic generation of pulsed 1 GHz and 10 GHz signals with peak power levels as high as 38.6 dBm (7.2 W) and 36.4 dBm (4.4 W), respectively.
Keywords :
optical pulse generation; photodiodes; frequency 1 GHz; frequency 10 GHz; high-power pulsed microwave signals; photonic generation; power 4.4 W; power 7.2 W; uni-traveling carrier photodiode; Aerospace electronics; Computers; Decision support systems; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber theory; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
