Photonic synthesis of broadband microwave arbitrary waveforms applicable to ultra-wideband communication

Author

Lin, Ingrid S. ; McKinney, Jason D. ; Weiner, Andrew M.

Author_Institution

Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA

Volume

15

Issue

4

fYear

2005

fDate

4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

226

Lastpage

228

Abstract

We demonstrate photonic synthesis of broadband radio-frequency (RF) waveforms suitable for ultra-wide bandwidth (UWB) systems via open-loop reflection-mode dispersive Fourier transform optical pulse shaping. Using this technique, we synthesize broadband burst, monocycle and pulsed waveforms with RF bandwidths ranging from ∼1-8 GHz. Through appropriate optical waveform design, we demonstrate direct control over the shape of the RF spectrum - a capability that enables us to tailor our RF waveforms to conform to the low-power UWB spectral criteria.

Keywords

Fourier transform optics; microwave photonics; optical pulse shaping; pulse generators; ultra wideband communication; waveform generators; 1 to 8 GHz; RF spectrum; UWB systems; arbitrary waveform generation; broadband burst waveforms; broadband microwave arbitrary waveforms; broadband radio-frequency waveforms; dispersive Fourier transform optical pulse shaping; microwave photonics; monocycle waveforms; open-loop reflection-mode; optical waveform design; photonic synthesis; pulse generators; pulsed waveforms; radio-frequency photonics; ultra wideband communication; Bandwidth; Control system synthesis; Dispersion; Fourier transforms; Microwave communication; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Radio frequency; Shape control; Ultra wideband technology; Arbitrary waveform generation; optical pulse shaping; pulse generators; radio-frequency (RF) photonics; ultra-wideband (UWB) systems;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1531-1309

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LMWC.2005.845698

Filename

1416936