Title :
Harmonic suppressed photonic microwave filter
Author :
Vidal, B. ; Polo, V. ; Corral, J.L. ; Martí, J.
Author_Institution :
Fiber-Radio Group, Univ. Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Abstract :
This paper proposes a photonic microwave filter based on wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) of multiple optical carriers and dispersive media. Harmonic suppression is obtained using nonuniform tap spacing to extend the filter free spectral range by a Vernier effect. The experimental results presented are in excellent agreement with theory.
Keywords :
dispersive media; harmonics suppression; microwave filters; microwave photonics; wavelength division multiplexing; Vernier effect; dispersive media; filter free spectral range; harmonic suppressed photonic microwave filters; harmonic suppression; multiple optical carriers; nonuniform tap spacing; wavelength-division multiplexing; Dispersion; Fiber nonlinear optics; Microwave filters; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber filters; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Power harmonic filters; Transversal filters; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2003.822255
