基于光采样的瞬时测频技术研究

传统高频微波信号瞬时测频(Instantaneous Frequency Measurement,IFM)技术受模拟数字转换器(Analog To Digital Converter,ADC)影响很大.提出了一种新的光采样方法,放弃传统的ADC,利用光强度调制器将高频微波信号调制到低重复频率采样光脉冲上,进而达到光采样的目的.利用快速傅里叶变换(Fast Fourier Transform,FFT)结合线性调频z变换(Chirp-z Transform,CZT)的方法,提高频谱分辨率,对欠采样条件下产生的频率余数进行准确估计,进而通过中国余数定理对信号频率进行重构.实验模拟表明,该方法可以对39 GHz带宽内信号频率进行准确测量.     

一种基于相位调制器的40 GHz OFDM-ROF系统实验研究

实验研究了一种基于相位调制器(PM)并级联强度调制器(IM)实现40 GHz毫米波传输正交频分复用(OFDM)信号的光纤无线通信(ROF)系统。在中心站,采用20 GHz的射频(RF)信号驱动PM,调节驱动信号的强度,使输出的信号经光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)滤除中心载波后再送入IM。2.5 Gbit/s的OFDM信号直接调制在光毫米波上,经过50 km标准的单模光纤(SSMF)传输到基站。在基站,光调制信号经光电转换器(PD)转换成电调制信号,再与RF信号混频,恢复出基带OFDM信号。实验结果表明,在无色散补偿、误码率(BER)为10-3的条件下,下行链路中2.5 Gbit/s的OFDM信号经光纤传输50 km后,其功率代价小于1 dB,而且信号的星座图依然较好。     

扫频法精确测量高速光调制器频率响应

同微波网络一样,可以用S参数来精确描述光电子器件的性能.根据微波网络的S参数,详细推导了光电子器件的S参数.搭建了40 GHz高速测试系统,利用矢量网络分析仪(带宽40 GHz)和作为参考的标准高速光探测器(带宽45 GHz),测量了宽带光强度调制器(实测带宽35 GHz)的频率响应.理论上,通过S参数和T参数的互相转换,扣除了微波放大器对测试结果的影响.在120 MHz～35 GHz范围内,测得的结果与出厂数据取得了很好的一致性.文中通过合理的简化,得到了光调制器频率响应的简明表达式,从而降低了数据处理的复杂度.     

Focusing-type optical modulator

An optical modulator having a bandwidth of 1.6 GHz and a required power of 1 W for 100-percent intensity modulation at the wavelength of 0.63 μm has been constructed. The wide-band and low-drive power performance is obtained by the use of a structure-like beam waveguide.     

Generation and distribution of a wide-band continuously tunable millimeter-wave signal with an optical external modulation technique

A new technique to generate and distribute a wide-band continuously tunable millimeter-wave signal using an optical external modulator and a wavelength-fixed optical notch filter is proposed. The optical intensity modulator is biased to suppress the odd-order optical sidebands. The wavelength-fixed optical notch filter is then used to filter out the optical carrier. Two second-order optical sidebands are obtained at the output of the notch filter. A millimeter-wave signal that has four times the frequency of the microwave drive signal is generated by beating the two second-order optical sidebands at a photodetector. Since no tunable optical filter is used, the system is easy to implement. A system using an LiNbO/sub 3/ intensity modulator and a fiber Bragg grating filter is built. A stable and high spectral purity millimeter-wave signal tunable from 32 to 50 GHz is obtained by tuning the microwave drive signal from 8 to 12.5 GHz. The integrity of the generated millimeter-wave signal is maintained after transmission over a 25-km standard single-mode fiber. Theoretical analysis on the harmonic suppression with different modulation depths and filter attenuations is also discussed.     

Generation of 0.64-THz-width optical sidebands by a novel electrooptic modulator for the purpose of forming ultrashort optical pulses

A novel type of electrooptic phase modulator suitable for deep modulation at higher frequencies has been designed and constructed. This modulator can produce an extremely broad optical sideband, which is useful for forming ultrashort optical pulses. In experiments, phase modulation with a modulation index of 34 rad has been successfully obtained at 9.35 GHz, and thereby optical sidebands extending over as wide as 640 GHz have been attained. The sidebands produced are broad enough to form single-picosecond pulses using the chirping-compression method.     

基于相位和强度调制的微波测频技术研究

为了更好地对微波信号进行频率测量，采用了一种基于相位调制和强度调制相结合的瞬时测频方法。一束连续波光源通过耦合器被分成两路，未知微波信号分别同时经过相位调制器和强度调制器从而对载波进行调制，之后进入两段长距离的单模光纤中。在光纤中由于色散引起的微波功率损耗的特点，可以获得单调变化的频率-幅度的映射关系，继而通过光电探测的微波信号输出功率比得到幅度比较函数；另外还分析与实现了测频范围与测频精确度的优化。结果表明，该方案结构简易，能够快速精准地测量出未知信号的频率，测量范围可以达到0.5GHz~53GHz，测量误差小于±200MHz。该方法可以有效地测量微波信号频率，可靠性强，适用范围广。     

利用相位和强度调制器产生高消光比超短光脉冲

提出了一种产生高消光比超短光脉冲的新方法.利用相位调制器调制连续光生成啾啁光,而后利用M-Z强度调制器的倍频调制抑制对压缩不利的啁啾部分的影响,再通过等效啁啾光纤光栅进行压缩产生光脉冲.理论和仿真结果表明,该方法可以很好地消除光脉冲的基底及减小旁辦,产生消光比大于30 dB、波形理想的光脉冲,具有很强的可实现性.最后利用实际制作的色散系数为-380 ps/nm的等效啁啾光纤光栅对该方法进行了实验验证,结果表明,在重复频率为2.5 GHz、相位调制系数为9时,可产生脉宽小于18 ps的高质量光脉冲.     

Optical generation and distribution of continuously tunable millimeter-wave signals using an optical phase modulator

In this paper, we propose an approach to generate and distribute two wide bands of continuously tunable millimeter-wave (mm-wave) signals using an optical phase modulator and a fixed optical notch filter. We demonstrate theoretically that the odd-order electrical harmonics are cancelled and even-order electrical harmonics are generated at the output of a photodetector when the optical carrier is filtered out from the phase-modulated optical spectrum. Analysis shows that dispersion compensation is required in order to maintain the suppression of the odd-order electrical harmonics, in order to eliminate signal fading of the generated electrical signal when the optical signal is distributed using conventional single-mode optical fiber. It is experimentally demonstrated that, when the electrical drive signal is tuned from 18.8-25 GHz, two bands of mm-wave signals from 37.6 to 50 GHz and from 75.2 to 100 GHz with high signal quality are generated locally and remotely. This approach does not suffer from the direct current (dc) bias-drifting problem observed when an optical intensity modulator is used.     

基于相位调制器倍频技术产生56GHz毫米波的光载无线通信系统

提出并实验研究了一种基于光相位调制器(PM)倍频技术产生56GHz毫米波的光载无线通信(RoF)系统。在中心站,通过28GHz射频(RF)信号驱动PM产生了56GHz光毫米波,并将下行的2.8Gb/s开关键控(OOK)信号调制到该光载波上,然后经过20km标准单模光纤(SSMF)传输至基站,最后由天线进行发射。用户终端接收后,采用相干解调恢复出基带信号。实验结果表明,56GHz光载毫米波信号经SSMF传输20km后其功率代价小于1dB,通过无线方式传输1.1m后其功率代价小于2.5dB。     

75 GHz broadband Ti:LiNbO3 optical modulator with ridgestructure

The authors propose a Ti:LiNbO₃ optical modulator employing a ridge structure with a thick electrode. The structure offers a low microwave propagation loss and strong interaction between microwaves and optical waves under conditions of velocity matching and impedance matching, resulting in a large modulation bandwidth and low driving voltage. Using this device, the authors have developed an optical intensity modulator with a 3 dB optical bandwidth of 75 GHz and a driving voltage of 5.0 V at 1.5 μm     

A broadband Ti:LiNbO3 optical modulator with a ridgestructure

We describe the design, fabrication, and characteristics of a Ti:LiNbO₃ optical modulator with a ridge structure. The structure keeps microwave propagation loss low and enables a large interaction between microwaves and optical waves under the conditions of velocity-matching and impedance matching, resulting in a large modulation bandwidth and low driving voltage. Using this structure, we have developed an optical intensity modulator with an optical 3-dB bandwidth of 75 GHz and a driving voltage of 5.0 V at a wavelength of 1.5 μm     

A Ti:LiNbO/sub 3/ optical intensity modulator with more than 20 GHz bandwidth and 5.2 V driving voltage

A broadband and low driving-voltage Ti:LiNbO/sub 3/ optical intensity modulator is described. A coplanar waveguide with a shielding plane is used for optical-electrical velocity matching and a confined waveguide is used for lowering the driving voltage. The relationship between the mode size of the guided wave and the driving voltage is shown. This modulator has an electrical 3-dB bandwidth of more than 20 GHz and a driving voltage of 5.2 V at a wavelength of 1.5 mu m.<>     

Evaluation of amplitude-stabilized optical pulse trains from rational harmonically mode-locked fiber ring lasers

This paper investigates rational harmonically mode-locked fiber ring lasers generating amplitude-stabilized fourth-order optical pulse trains at 13.91 GHz using a modulation signal frequency of 3.477 GHz. Pulse amplitude stabilization in terms of both amplitude equality and low amplitude noise is realized by using the nonlinear characteristics of a Mach-Zehnder intensity modulator in conjunction with intracavity optical filtering. The generated optical pulse trains are investigated for their amplitude equalization, amplitude noise, supermode noise suppression, and pulse timing jitter. It is shown that the pulses remained close to transform-limited over an operating wavelength range of 1535-1565 nm.     

Fibre-supported optical generation and delivery of 60 GHz signals

A novel `frequency quadrupling' technique for the optical generation and delivery via fibre of modulated 60 GHz band millimetre-wave signals is described. The technique requires only microwave frequency capability for the optical modulator and drive electronics, and these are readily available commercially. The frequency quadrupling technique is demonstrated experimentally with a high spectral purity 60 GHz signal obtained using a 15 GHz source and optical modulator     

Susceptibility of lithium-niobate modulator to high-power microwave pulses

The first measurement of the susceptibility of an off-the-shelf lithiumniobate intensity modulator to damage and disruption from high-power microwave pulses is reported. The device tested survived 1 kHz repetition rate pulses at 2.5 GHz centre frequency and 40 μs width up to 200 W peak power. The results are discussed in terms of material parameters and device characteristics.     

Chirp behaviour of high-speed GaInAsP/InP optical intensitymodulator

A low chirp characteristic was observed in a high-speed GaInAsP/InP BH optical intensity modulator with a bandwidth of 14 GHz. The maximum chirp was about 0.8 Å under large-signal pulse modulation. This value agrees well with the calculated result using the α_E parameter which was directly evaluated by a change in the complex refractive index     

光载射频信号在多模塑料光纤中的传输特性研究

实验研究了光载射频信号在多模塑料光纤(POF)中的传输特性,将24GHz的正弦波信号与1.5Gbt/s的数字信号进行混频后再通过光强度调制器产生双边带调制光信号,将双边带调制信号通过多模POF发送至接收机,在接收机转化为24GHz的射频信号。实验结果表明,这种双边带调制的光载波射频信号可以在多模POF中传输50m后而功率代价可以忽略不计。     

Integrated-optic system for high-speed photodetector bandwidth measurements

A novel measurement system based on an integrated-optic modulator has been used to determine the frequency response of a high-speed GaInAs photodiode. A nominally 8 GHz bandwidth modulator provided a 3 mu W levelled, continuously tunable, modulated optical signal to greater than 21 GHz. The measured detector 3 dB bandwidth was 19.2+or-0.8 GHz.<>     

40-Gb/s X-cut LiNbO/sub 3/ optical modulator with two-step back-slot structure

We propose a newly designed X-cut lithium niobate (LiNbO/sub 3/) optical modulator. It has a two-step back-slot structure to satisfy the velocity-matching condition without the buffer layer of silicon dioxide (SiO/sub 2/). Accordingly, this modulator can achieve low drive voltage and low optical insertion loss. In addition, the dc-drift phenomena due to the buffer layer can be suppressed. This structure is fabricated with micromachining technology using excimer laser ablation. The optical 3-dB bandwidth of the fabricated modulator reaches 30 GHz, and the drive voltage is less than 3 V at 1 kHz. From the measurement of the optical eye diagram at 43.5-Gb/s, clear eye openings were obtained. This modulator is sufficient for 40-Gb/s optical transmission systems.