Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 17, Issue 6, 060603(2019)

Microwave photonic filter design and optimization based on stimulated Brillouin scattering using a directly modulated pump

Kai Hu, Lilin Yi*, Wei Wei, and Weisheng Hu
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  • State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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    Experimental setup for realizing the rectangular SBS filter. PC, polarization controller; AWG, arbitrary waveform generator; DML, directly modulated laser; EDFA, erbium-doped fiber amplifier; TLS, tunable laser source; MZM, Mach–Zehnder modulator; FBG, fiber Bragg grating; ISO, isolator; EVNA, electrical vector network analyzer; PD, photodiode; ATT, optical attenuator.
    In-band gain ripple and average current waveform repetition period relation with different fiber lengths of 0.2, 10.2, 20.4 km.
    Gain profile versus frequency at different current waveform repetition periods, including (a) 100 ns, (b) 33 ns, (c) 20 ns, (d) 14.29 ns, (e) 12.5 ns, (f) 10.53 ns, (g) 9.091 ns, (h) 8.33 ns, (i) 6.25 ns, (j) 5 ns, (k) 2.5 ns, and (l) 2 ns.
    Relation between temporal current waveform and chirped light spectrum of DML.
    • Table 1. Comparison Between External Modulation Scheme and Direct Modulation Scheme

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      Table 1. Comparison Between External Modulation Scheme and Direct Modulation Scheme

      TypeExternal modulation[13,15,19]Direct modulation[18]
      Key compositionLaser + electrical hybrid + IQ modulator + bias control + high sampling rate DACDML + low sampling rate DAC
      Steep edgesBetter selectivitySlightly less steep
      BandwidthTheoretic maximum at 1/2 DAC bandwidthLimited by driving current amplitude range
      Requirements for DACHigh bandwidth (double the filter bandwidth)Relatively low bandwidth (always no more than 500 MHz despite the filter bandwidth)
      High-frequency sweeping speed for short fibersNo requirements for sweeping speed
      Application scenarioHigh precisionCost sensitive
      Narrow bandwidthWide bandwidth
      Long fiberUltrashort fiber or waveguides
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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Jan. 3, 2019

    Accepted: Mar. 14, 2019

    Published Online: Jun. 5, 2019

    The Author Email: Lilin Yi (lilinyi@sjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL201917.060603

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