DocumentCode
861416
Title
Microstructure fibre array for RF photonic signal processing applications
Author
Villarruel, C.A. ; McDermitt, C.S. ; Bucholtz, F.
Author_Institution
Opt. Sci. Div., US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Volume
42
Issue
5
fYear
2006
fDate
3/2/2006 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
271
Lastpage
273
Abstract
A novel microstructure fibre array (MFA), comprising multiple singlemode fibre waveguides reduced to an overall diameter of approximately 30 μm is reported. When used in conjunction with a single photodetector, the array facilitates the efficient and stable electrical summation of a number of RF-modulated optical signals with minimal optical interference effects. The reported MFA has optical insertion loss less than 0.1 dB. An RF filter based on the array exhibits less than 0.4 dB optical insertion loss and excellent temporal stability.
Keywords
array signal processing; coupled mode analysis; light coherence; light interference; microwave photonics; optical modulation; optical signal detection; optical waveguides; photodetectors; RF filter; RF photonic signal processing; RF-modulated optical signals; microstructure fibre array; multiple single-mode fibre waveguides; optical interference effects; photodetector;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20064360
Filename
1604858
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