Photonic Microwave Bandpass Filter With Negative Coefficients Using a Polarization Modulator

A novel photonic microwave bandpass filter with negative coefficients implemented using a polarization modulator (PolM) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. In the proposed filter, a lightwave from a tunable laser source (TLS) is sent to a PolM, with the incident lightwave adjusted to have its polarization direction aligned at an angle of plusmn45deg to the principal axes of the PolM. A microwave signal is applied to the PolM through its RF port. Thanks to the polarization modulation in the PolM, two complementary microwave signals with identical amplitudes carried by two optical carriers with orthogonal polarizations are generated. The two complementary optical microwave signals are then sent to an optical delay line consisting of one section or two sections of polarization-maintaining fiber (PMF), with the polarization directions aligned with the fast and slow axes of the PMF. A photonic microwave bandpass filter with two or four taps is obtained     

Negative Tap Photonic Microwave Filter Based on a Mach–Zehnder Modulator and a Tunable Optical Polarizer

A negative tap photonic microwave filter based on a Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM) and a tunable optical polarizer is proposed. In the proposed filter, the output light from the MZM, after experiencing a time delay difference between the two orthogonal modes in a polarization-maintaining fiber, is sent to the tunable optical polarizer. By adjusting the dc bias of the MZM and the polarization angle of the tunable polarizer with respect to the two orthogonal modes, two positive or one positive and one negative coefficient are generated. A theoretical analysis is presented which is verified by experiments. A two-tap microwave filter with two positive or one positive and one negative coefficient is demonstrated.     

Novel Continuously Tunable Microwave Photonic Bandpass Filter

A new technique for tuning the passband frequency of a microwave photonic bandpass filter is presented. It is based on controlling the polarization state of the signal in an amplified recirculating delay line loop with a polarizer at the output. A fixed wavelength laser can be used as an optical source. The filter has a sharp passband, which can be tuned continuously while maintaining the same passband width. Experimental results demonstrate continuous tuning capability of the high-resolution bandpass filter.     

基于偏振调制的最优接收灵敏度的ROF链路研究

提出了一个基于偏振调制的最佳接收灵敏度ROF链路系统。其根本原理在于实现具有最佳光载波边带比(OCSR)的光单边带调制技术,为此,利用偏振调制和滤波技术,线偏光首先经由一个特定偏振角进入偏振调制器,然后一个固定起偏角的起偏器被用来合并偏振信息,最后利用一个光滤波器实现光双边带调制到光单边带调制的转换。研究发现所获得的OCSR只与两个偏振角(和)有关,通过仔细调节上述指标,可以将OCSR调谐至最佳值0 dB。利用仿真验证了上述结论,仿真发现通过将OCSR调谐至最佳值将大大提高ROF链路的接收灵敏度。     

Tunable Photonic Microwave Bandpass Filter With Negative Coefficients Implemented Using an Optical Phase Modulator and Chirped Fiber Bragg Gratings

A continuously tunable photonic microwave bandpass filter with positive and negative coefficients implemented using an optical phase modulator and chirped fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The positive and negative coefficients are generated through optical phase-modulation to intensity-modulation conversion by reflecting the phase-modulated optical carrier from linearly chirped FBGs (LCFBGs) with positive and negative dispersions. The tunability of the filter is realized by changing the wavelength of the optical carrier such that it is reflected at different physical locations in the LCFBGs. A two-tap microwave bandpass filter with a free spectral range tunable from 1.14 to 4.55 GHz is experimentally demonstrated.     

Tunable Photonic Microwave Notch Filter With Negative Coefficient Based on Polarization Modulation

A novel tunable photonic microwave notch filter with negative and positive coefficients is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The coefficients can be achieved by polarization modulation along with an electrical signal. The two polarization-modulated signals, which have a relative time delay, are combined, and detected by a photodetector. The transfer response of the filter shows a very stable operation irrespective of the coherence length of the source used. Moreover, the free spectral range of the filter, which shows a sharp notch, can be changed by using a tunable differential group delay generator over the range of 3.16-4.31 GHz     

超宽带信号的产生及光纤传输的研究

提出了一种新的超宽带(UWB)脉冲产生的方法,并对其产生的数学原理进行了分析和实验验证。经过高斯信号调制的偏振控制器(PC)可以产生两个相位互补的相位调制信号,先通过PC调节两个正交的相位调制信号的静态相移,再经过偏振分束器(DBS)检偏后可以得到两路相位互补的高斯信号或二阶高斯信号,最后将这两路信号延时然后再经过偏振合路器(PBC)就可以分别得到一阶或三阶高斯信号。由于这3种脉冲的产生方式不同,频带宽度不同,在光纤中传输时对色散的容忍度也不一样,因此仿真分析了色散对这3种UWB信号传输特性的影响,得出了三阶高斯信号最适合UWB传输。     

基于单个偏振调制器和光交错滤波器的八倍频微波信号产生研究

提出并实验验证了一种采用单个偏振调制器(PolM)的八倍频微波信号光学产生方法。PolM在大信号调制下产生多个高阶光边带,通过调节偏振控制器(PC)和检偏器,仅获得偶数阶光边带;合理调节其调制指数(射频信号功率),使得二阶边带被完全抑制,四阶边带功率明显高于六阶及其它高阶边带。采用光交错滤波器进一步抑制光载波及六阶边带,仅保留四阶边带,经光电探测器(PD)拍频获得八倍频微波信号。仿真方案选用25GHz和50GHz信道间隔的光交错滤波器,充分利用光交错滤波器的周期滤波特性,在4个频段范围内获得了连续可调的八倍频微波信号。实验结果和理论分析有效验证了所提出方案的可行性。     

Multi-tap microwave photonic filter with positive and negative coefficients based on an unbalanced Mach-Zehnder modulator

A novel approach for the implementation of microwave photonic filter with positive and negative coefficients based on an unbalanced Mach-Zehnder modulator(MZM) is proposed.In the proposed filter,a microwave signal to be filtered is applied to an unbalanced MZM.Thanks to the unbalance between the two arms of the modulator,a π phase shift is obtained by adjusting the wavelength interval between the adjacent wavelengths,which leads to the generation of the positive and negative coefficients.The theoretical fundamentals of the design are described,which show that the required unbalanced MZM in the scheme can be well fabricated by the current technology,and the required other components,including the wavelength multiplexer,are also commercially available devices.An eight-tap microwave photonic filter with positive and negative coefficients is demonstrated.The tunability and reconfigurability of the eight-tap microwave photonic filter are also investigated to verify our approach.     

可调谐窄带宽的负系数微波光子滤波器

针对负系数微波光子滤波器很难用正系数的光学抽头来实现,提出了一款基于色散器件级联的可调谐、窄带宽、负系数微波光子滤波器。利用整形后的多波长光纤激光器的输出信号作为滤波器的抽头光源,将单模光纤与F-P光纤环级联作为延迟单元,实现滤波器的频率选择性。利用相位调制器和级联的色散器件共同作用,实现负系数的微波光子滤波器。实验得到了波长间隔为0.34 nm的多达37个激光信号的稳定输出,进而基于此实验结果仿真研究了F-P光纤环中C2、C3的耦合系数r、不同长度的可调谐光纤延迟线（TODL）和延迟单元中不同长度的单模光纤等参数对微波光子滤波器性能的影响。     

Instantaneous microwave frequency measurement based on hybrid microwave photonic filter

A novel photonic technique for instantaneous microwave frequency measurement based on hybrid microwave photonic filter （HMPF） is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The HMPF is composed of an all-pass filter and a band-pass filter with negative coefficients. By properly controlling the power relationship between the all-pass filter and the band-pass filter, the HMPF can realize a monotonic frequency response, and then a unique relationship be- tween the output power and the input frequency is established. A high measurement resolution can be achieved for a given frequency range.     

Microwave Correlator Based on a Nonuniformly Spaced Photonic Microwave Delay-Line Filter

We propose and demonstrate a novel technique to perform matched filtering of a phase-coded microwave signal using a photonic microwave delay-line filter. The photonic microwave delay-line filter is designed to have a frequency response that is conjugate to the spectrum of the phase-coded microwave signal. To implement the delay-line filter, the tap coefficients are usually complex, which is difficult to implement in the optical domain. In this letter, a photonic microwave delay-line filter with equivalent complex coefficients implemented using an all-positive- coefficient photonic microwave delay-line filter based on a nonuniformly spaced delay-line structure is proposed. Since only positive coefficients are required, the implementation of the filter is greatly simplified. An experiment is performed. The decoding of a 6.75-GHz binary-phase-coded microwave signal is experimentally demonstrated.      

A high-Q microwave photonic filter by using an SOA-based active mode-locked fiber ring laser

A high-Q microwave photonic filter using a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)-based mode-locking fiber ring laser is proposed, analyzed and experimentally demonstrated. The proposed microwave photonic filter can realize a high-Q frequency response, it is compact without an optical source, and it can be easily tuned by adjusting an optical variable delay line in a ring cavity. A result with a Q-factor of about 236 and a rejection ratio of about 45 dB is obtained. The measured results and the theoretical estimations agree very well.     

Novel Technique for Implementing Incoherent Microwave Photonic Filters With Negative Coefficients Using Phase Modulation and Single Sideband Selection

We propose a novel configuration to implement microwave photonic filters featuring positive and negative coefficients which is based on the use of a single phase modulator to modulate an array of optical sources followed by a filtering stage to choose the optical carrier and higher or lower radio-frequency sideband depending on the sign of the desired coefficient. Experimental results are presented which prove the feasibility of this concept for a two tap notch filter. Filter tunability is also demonstrated.     

Chirped Microwave Pulse Generation Using a Photonic Microwave Delay-Line Filter With a Quadratic Phase Response

We propose an optical approach to generating chirped microwave pulses using a photonic microwave delay-line filter (PMDLF) with a quadratic phase response. If a chirp-free broadband microwave pulse is inputted into the filter, a chirped microwave pulse is generated thanks to the quadratic phase response of the filter. To design a PMDLF with a quadratic phase response, complex tap coefficients are required, which is hard to implement in the optical domain. In this letter, a PMDLF with equivalent complex coefficients implemented based on a nonuniformly spaced delay-line structure is demonstrated. Since only positive coefficients are required, the filter is easy to implement. A design example is provided. A five-tap PMDLF to generate a chirped microwave pulse with a chirp rate of 13.2 GHz/ns is then experimentally demonstrated.     

基于偏振调制的新型非归零码—归零码转换器

设计了一种基于偏振调制(PolM)实现非归零码(NRZ)信号到归零码(RZ)信号转换的新型码型转换器,并采用光通信模拟软件对其进行了仿真验证。所设计的转换器,首先采用PolM,对输入的NRZ信号进行偏振调制,然后采用射频时钟信号,抑制信号的旁瓣,实现NRZ到RZ的转换。该码型转换器具有RZ信号占空比可控,经码型转换器后各信号波长相同,时间抖动小,转换效率高,成本低优点,可望在高速光通信网络中得到广泛应用。     

Optical Microwave and Millimeter Generation by Using Birefringent Fiber FP Cavity with Pulse Laser Injection

A novel optical microwave and millimeter generation by using single mode fiber FP cavity (SMFFPC) with pulse laser injection is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The frequency of output signal is determined by the birefringence degree of the SMFFPC, a general relationship between output signal frequency of SMFFPC and birefringence degree of single mode fiber is derived. The proof of concept device consists of a light source, a polarizer controller, a modulator, a RF generator, a single mode fiber Fabry-Perot cavity, a strain inspector, an erbium doped fiber amplifier, a filter, a polarizer, and a digital communication analyzer. The results demonstrate the new concept of optical microwave and millimeter generation and the technical feasibility.     

A Tunable Photonic Microwave Filter With a Complex Coefficient Using an Optical RF Phase Shifter

A novel tunable photonic microwave filter with complex coefficients is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The complex coefficient is generated using a wideband tunable optical RF phase shifter that consists of two electrooptic intensity modulators. The phase of the RF signal is shifted by simply adjusting the bias voltages applied to the two electrooptic intensity modulators, and the phase shift remains constant over the microwave spectral region of interest. A two-tap photonic microwave filter with one tunable complex coefficient, with a wide and continuous tuning range, is experimentally demonstrated.     

Photonic microwave filter based on spectrum slicing with reconfiguration capability

A cost-effective technique based on the spectrum slicing of broadband optical sources using optical filters and attenuators to control the amplitude of optical samples of a photonic transversal microwave filter is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The technique allows the apodisation of the filter transfer function using a few components instead of previous architectures using as many attenuators or individual lasers as filter coefficients which are not feasible for practical filters with many taps.     

Flexibly tunable microwave photonic FIR filter incorporating wavelength spacing programmable, arrayed micro-mirror based optical filter

A novel tunable microwave photonic FIR filter incorporating a wavelength spacing tunable multiwavelength filter based on a programmable arrayed micro-mirror device (AMMD) is demonstrated. Owing to the unique characteristic of the AMMD, that an arbitrary optical filter shape can be produced by defining a desired spatial pattern on an array of /spl sim/800 000 micro-mirrors, a wavelength spacing tunable multiwavelength optical filtering pattern is readily obtainable. By controlling the optical filter wavelength spacing, flexible resonance RF frequency tuning is achieved over a range of 2.3 GHz.