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Erschienen in: Optical and Quantum Electronics 2/2017

01.02.2017

Photonic generation of frequency-octupled microwave signal with reduced electrical local oscillator power and improved spectrum purity

verfasst von: Zihang Zhu, Shanghong Zhao, Xuan Li, Kun Qu, Tao Lin

Erschienen in: Optical and Quantum Electronics | Ausgabe 2/2017

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Abstract

Two cascaded dual-polarization modulators are proposed to generate frequency-octupled microwave signal without an optical filter. The dual-polarization modulator is a commercially available integrated device, which consists of a polarization beam splitter, a polarization beam combiner, and two Mach–Zehnder modulators (MZMs). By properly adjusting the phase difference between the two drive signals, the direct current bias points of the modulators, and the polarization state of the light wave after the modulator, a pure frequency-octupled signal with an optical sideband suppression ratio exceeding 23 dB and a radio frequency spurious suppression ratio (RFSSR) higher than 38 dB can be obtained. A comparison is made with a two series parallel MZM architecture. Simulation results show that the intrinsic conversion efficiency of the proposed method is improved by 2 dB and the RFSSR is also enhanced over a wide range of modulation index.

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Metadaten
Titel
Photonic generation of frequency-octupled microwave signal with reduced electrical local oscillator power and improved spectrum purity
verfasst von
Zihang Zhu
Shanghong Zhao
Xuan Li
Kun Qu
Tao Lin
Publikationsdatum
01.02.2017
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Optical and Quantum Electronics / Ausgabe 2/2017
Print ISSN: 0306-8919
Elektronische ISSN: 1572-817X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-017-0907-9

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