Microwave photonic notch filter with complex coefficient based on four wave mixing

A microwave photonic notch filter with a complex coefficient is proposed and demonstrated based on four wave mixing (FWM). FWM effect of two single-frequency laser beams occurs in a highly nonlinear fiber (HNLF), and multi-wavelength optical signals are generated and used to generate the multi-tap of microwave photonic filter (MPF). The complex coefficient is generated by using a Fourier-domain optical processor (FD-OP) to control the amplitude and phase of the optical carrier and phase modulation sidebands. The results show that this filter can be changed from bandpass filter to notch filter by controlling the FD-OP. The center frequency of the notch filter can be continuously tuned from 5.853 GHz to 29.311 GHz with free spectral range (FSR) of 11.729 GHz. The shape of the frequency response keeps unchanged when the phase is tuned.     

A widely tunable microwave photonic notch filter with adjustable bandwidth based on multi-wavelength fiber laser

A widely tunable microwave photonic notch filter with adjustable bandwidth based on multi-wavelength fiber laser is proposed and demonstrated. The multi-wavelength fiber laser generates the multi-taps of the microwave photonic filter (MPF). In order to obtain notch frequency response, a Fourier-domain optical processor (FD-OP) is introduced to control the amplitude and phase of the optical carrier and phase modulation sidebands. By adjusting the polarization controller (PC), different numbers of taps are got, such as 6, 8, 10 and 12. And the wavelength spacing of the multi-wavelength laser is 0.4 nm. The bandwidth of the notch filter is changed by adjusting the number of taps and the corresponding bandwidths are 4.41 GHz, 3.30 GHz, 2.64 GHz and 2.19 GHz, respectively. With the additional phase shift introduced by FD-OP, the notch position is continuously tuned in the whole free spectral range (FSR) of 27.94 GHz. The center frequency of the notch filter can be continuously tuned from 13.97 GHz to 41.91 GHz. This work has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.11444001), and the Municipal Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin in China (No.14JCYBJC16500). E-mail:cynever@163.com      

A tunable microwave photonic filter with complex coefficient based on slicing spectrum and stimulated Brillouin scattering

In this paper,we propose a method to realize microwave photonic filter(MPF) with complex coefficient,whose central frequency f 0 and 3 dB bandwidth are tunable.The complex coefficient is realized by multi-wavelength optical source and stimulated Brillouin scattering(SBS).The central frequency of the filter is tuned by adjusting the phase shift caused by SBS without changing its frequency response.The frequency selectivity of filter can be improved through increasing the bandwidth of broadband optical source(BOS) or decreasing wavelength separation to increase the taps of MPF.The mainlobeto-sidelobe suppression ratio(MSSR) of the filter is affected by the weight of each tap.When the length of fiber is 0.5544 m in birefringence fiber loop mirror(FLM),the MSSR is improved by 18.55 dB compared with that without the weight controlling.     

全新布里渊散射可切换微波光子滤波器

提出了一个新的基于布里渊散射效应的微波光子滤波器。该滤波器可通过调谐系统中光滤波器的中心波长,实现高解析度带通滤波器与陷波滤波器之间的灵活切换,并且通过调谐产生受激布里渊散射的泵浦光的波长可实现滤波器通带或阻带的中心频率在很大频率范围内连续调谐。该滤波器为全光结构,因此具有非常大的调谐范围（调谐上限仅受限于试验中使用的矢量网络分析仪的显示频率上限）。系统中采用相位调制器,因此没有偏置电压漂移问题。实验结果展示了一个带通与陷波滤可灵活切换的高解析度微波光子滤波器,并且通带和阻带的中心频率在9～26.5 GHz范围内连续可调谐,其中带通滤波器的通带具有极窄3 dB带宽,约28 MHz（由光纤本身布里渊增益区线宽所决定）。     

A microwave photonic filter based on multi-wavelength fiber laser and infinite impulse response

A microwave photonic filter (MPF) based on multi-wavelength fiber laser and infinite impulse response (IIR) is proposed. The filter uses a multi-wavelength fiber laser as the light source, two sections of polarization maintaining fiber (PMF) and three polarization controllers (PCs) as the laser frequency selection device. By adjusting the PC to change the effective length of the PMF, the laser can obtain three wavelength spacings, which are 0.44 nm, 0.78 nm and 1.08 nm, respectively. And the corresponding free spectral ranges (FSRs) are 8.46 GHz, 4.66 GHz and 3.44 GHz, respectively. Thus changing the wavelength spacing of the laser can make the FSR variable. An IIR filter is introduced based on a finite impulse response (FIR) filter. Then the 3-dB bandwidth of the MPF is reduced, and the main side-lobe suppression ratio (MSSR) is increased. By adjusting the gain of the radio frequency (RF) signal amplifier, the frequency response of the filter can be enhanced.     

Optical frequency comb with tunable free spectral range based on two Mach-Zehnder modulators cascaded with linearly chirped fiber Bragg grating and phase modulator

An approach for generating optical frequency comb (OFC) with tunable free spectral range (FSR) is proposed. Two Mach-Zehnder modulators (MZMs) driven by phase-shifted sinusoidal signals are cascaded to generate OFC with plentiful comb lines and the FSR controlled by the drive frequency. Subsequently, a linearly chirped fiber Bragg grating (LCFBG) and a phase modulator (PM) are used to increase the comb FSR by a particular integer multiple. Therefore, by simultaneously controlling the drive frequency of MZMs, the dispersion amount of the LCFBG and the drive signal of the PM, an OFC with desired FSR can be achieved.     

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.     

GaAs active structures with applications to microwave wideband 90° phase shifters and bandstop filters

Lumped-element second-order active filters are presented which can either be tuned to an all-pass response and then especially used in 90° phase shifters, or tuned to a bandstop response. Their structures have been chosen so that they can be easily implemented in the microwave domain. Preliminary simulations have shown that the filter having the highest-frequency capabilities results in a 90^° phase shifter operating up to the (6 GHz, 1O GHz) band, and that its centre frequency can be tuned up to 15 GHz when it is used as a bandstop filter.     

基于双光源的可调谐微波光子滤波器

提出了一种基于双光源与双相移光纤光栅(DPS- FBG)的可调谐微波光子滤波器。双光源经过相 位调制后,利用DPS-FBG的反射模式中的两超窄陷波分别对两相位调制光信号的边带进行抑 制,实现相 位调制至强度调制的转换。通过调节两光源的中心波长可以实现单通带与双通带之间的切换 ,实现单通带 的中心频率可调以及3dB带宽可调,实现双通带频率同时可调或者单独可调。建立了理论模 型并进行了数 值分析,最后通过实验进行了验证。实现了滤波器通带的3dB带宽由180MHz增加为319MHz,中心频率从1GHz到7GHz可调。     

基于可调谐真相移的可调谐光电振荡器

提出一种基于真相移(TPS)实现可调谐光电振荡器( OEO)的方案。只需通过调谐Mach-Zehnder 调制器(MZM)的偏置电压,就可以实现可谐滤波器的频谱响应的改变,即可实现TPS滤波器。 其中,两个抽头的可调谐滤波器是由双光源、双调制器以及叠印光栅来实现。OEO的输出频 率由二抽头可调 谐滤波器的峰值频率决定,而滤波器可调谐,这样就可以实现输出OEO的输出频率可调。 仿真结果表明,输出频率可以实现5～10GHz宽带宽可调谐。     

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.     

Widely Tunable Microwave Photonic Notch Filter Based on Slow and Fast Light Effects

A continuously tunable microwave photonic notch filter at around 30 GHz is experimentally demonstrated and 100% fractional tuning over 360$^{circ}$ range is achieved without changing the shape of the spectral response. The tuning mechanism is based on the use of slow and fast light effects in semiconductor optical amplifiers assisted by optical filtering.      

A simplified optical millimeter-wave generation scheme based on frequency-quadrupling

This paper analyzes and demonstrates a simplified frequency quadrupling configuration for optical millimeter-wave(mm-wave)generation,in which the electrical phase shifter and optical filter are omitted.Theoretical analysis is given to reach the optimum operating conditions including direct current(DC)bias voltage,optical transmission point of the dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator(MZM)bias voltage,optical transmission point of the dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator(DP-MZM),amplitude of the radio frequency(RF)driving signal and the impact of the extinction ratio(EF)on the optical sideband suppression ratio(OSSR)and radio frequency spurious suppression ratio(RFSSR).Experiments prove an OSSR of 15 dB and an RFSSR of 26 dB for the new frequency quadrupling scheme at 6 GHz,8 GHz and 10 GHz of RF driving signal without any electrical phase shifter or optical filter.This system exhibits the advantage of low wavelength dependence and large frequency tunable range.     

Mode-Hop-Free, Optical Frequency Tunable 40-GHz Mode-Locked Fiber Laser

We have successfully achieved a mode-hop-free, optical frequency tunable 3-ps 40-GHz mode-locked fiber laser by installing an optical etalon in a 6.8-m laser cavity. The laser frequency was continuously tuned over 1 GHz without mode hopping by tuning the etalon peak frequency. The oscillation wavelength was also tuned over 1535-1560 nm by tuning an optical bandpass filter installed in the laser cavity.     

Fiber-optic tunable microwave transversal filter

A fiber-optic finite impulse response filter with continuously tunable unit time delays is developed and studied. The filter consists of eight taps with progressively longer segments of high-dispersion fiber, but completed with dispersion-shifted fiber to nominally identical overall lengths. The time delays through each tap are tuned by varying the wavelength of the optical carrier. The constructed 8-tap filter exhibits bandpass characteristics with a Q of 30. The bandpass band is continuously tuned over a full octave from under 9 GHz to over 18 GHz with a single low-voltage control signal that demonstrates the technique's applicability to adaptive systems     

A variable coefficient microwave photonic filter based on multi-wavelength fiber laser and Mach-Zehnder interferometer

A microwave photonic filter（MPF） with variable coefficient is proposed and demonstrated, which is constructed by a multi-wavelength fiber laser and Mach-Zehnder interferometer（MZI）. Through changing the slope characteristics of Mach-Zehnder interference spectrum adjusted by optical variable delay line（OVDL）, the conversion from phase modulation（PM） to intensity modulation（IM） is realized. The multi-wavelength fiber laser with Lyot-Sagnac optical filter has variable wavelength spacing. So the designed filter has a variable number of taps and tap weights. As a result, the tunable range of passband center frequency is 2.6 GHz. The reconfigurability of MPF can be also realized by adjusting the output of fiber laser.     

Design of IIR digital notch filters

A method is presented for the design of notch filters with specified notch frequency ₀ and 3-dB rejection bandwidthB _t, using a first-order real all-pass filter, wherein the only coefficient is used to control the notch frequency. To control the bandwidth, use is made of a new amplitude change function (ACF), and it is shown that given notch filter specifications can be exactly met thereby. Also, using the ACF, it is shown that stability of the second-order notch filter designs can be improved along with the noise gain.     

A low-frequency,continuous-time notch filter using Gm-C circuits

A 60Hz notch filter that can be integrated on a chip is reported. G_m-C filters are used for the necessary time constant multiplication. This filter can easily be tuned and is relatively insensitive to temperature variation. The notch depth can reach 60dB.     

Varactor-loaded split ring resonators for tunable notch filters at microwave frequencies

It is demonstrated that the resonant frequency of split ring resonators (SRRs) can be tuned using varactor diodes. The resulting particle, which is called a varactor-loaded split ring resonator (VLSRR), is applied to the design of a tunable notch filter at S-band. The device consists on a microstrip transmission line with VLSRRs placed at both sides of the conductor strip. Owing to the proximity of the particles to the line the rings are excited and a transmission notch arises. It is shown that simply using two VLSRRs pairs, rejection levels above 20 dB are achieved in a 0.5 GHz tuning interval centred at 2.85 GHz. The proposed device is the first tunable notch filter based on SRRs.     

一种X波段梳状线可调带通滤波器

设计了一款X波段压控可调梳状线带通滤波器,通过调整加载变容二极管的偏置电压改变电容值大小,从而达到调整滤波器中心频率的目的。根据恒定带宽条件对滤波器耦合系数以及外部Q值的要求,确定梳状线滤波器的尺寸参数,并对其进行电磁仿真优化,最终制作的X波段可调滤波器尺寸为16 mm?20 mm?21 mm,控制电压7.6~15.4 V,实现滤波器中心频率8~10 GHz连续可调。在调谐频率范围内,滤波器通带宽度15%,回波损耗小于–10 dB,矩形系数小于2.8。