Optoelectronics Letters, Volume. 9, Issue 2, 108(2013)

Negative coefficient band-pass microwave photonic filter with improved mainlobe-to-sidelobe suppression ratio by Sagnac interferometer

Ai-ling ZHANG* and Xiao-jun WU
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  • Tianjin Key Laboratory of Film Electronics and Communication Devices, Communication Devices and Technology Engineering Research Center, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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    A tunable negative coefficient band-pass microwave photonic filter (MPF) with improved mainlobe-to-sidelobe suppression ratio (MSSR) by a Sagnac interferometer (SI) is experimentally demonstrated. The negative coefficient characteristic of MPF is achieved by using the phase modulation technology. The central frequency of the band-pass MPF is tunable continuously by changing the wavelength separation of multi-wavelength optical carriers. A 38-tap negative coefficient band-pass MPF whose MSSR is increased by about 6.371 dB is achieved in experiment by apodizing the tap coefficient with the Sagnac interferometer.

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    ZHANG Ai-ling, WU Xiao-jun. Negative coefficient band-pass microwave photonic filter with improved mainlobe-to-sidelobe suppression ratio by Sagnac interferometer[J]. Optoelectronics Letters, 2013, 9(2): 108

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    Paper Information

    Received: Dec. 20, 2012

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Oct. 12, 2017

    The Author Email: Ai-ling ZHANG (alzhang 99@hotmail.com)

    DOI:10.1007/s11801-013-2424-9

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