Reconfigurable linear optical FM discriminator

Mahmoud S. Rasras; Young Kai Chen; Kun Yii Tu; Mark P. Earnshaw; Flavio Pardo; Mark A. Cappuzzo; Evans Y. Chen; Louis T. Gomez; Fred Klemens; Bob Keller; Cristian Bolle; Larry Buhl; John M. Wyrwas; Ming C. Wu; Robert Peach; Scott Meredith; Charles Middleton; Richard Desalvo

doi:10.1109/LPT.2012.2217483

Reconfigurable linear optical FM discriminator

Mahmoud S. Rasras, Young Kai Chen, Kun Yii Tu, Mark P. Earnshaw, Flavio Pardo, Mark A. Cappuzzo, Evans Y. Chen, Louis T. Gomez, Fred Klemens, Bob Keller, Cristian Bolle, Larry Buhl, John M. Wyrwas, Ming C. Wu, Robert Peach, Scott Meredith, Charles Middleton, Richard Desalvo

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We present a reconfigurable optical discriminator filter for frequency modulated microwave-photonics link applications. The filter is based on a simplified ring-assisted Mach-Zehnder interferometer configuration. It enables conversion of a highly linear frequency to amplitude modulation. Operations in a fixed bandwidth (BW) of 30 GHz and a tunable bandwidth from 10 to 30 GHz are achieved using third- and fifth-order filters. A balanced frequency discrimination architecture with electronically reconfigurable transfer characteristics is demonstrated. We measured a ∼ 7.8 dB output-third order intercept point (OIP3) linearity improvement over that of a dual-output Mach-Zehnder.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	6296689
Pages (from-to)	1856-1859
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume	24
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2012.2217483
State	Published - 2012

Keywords

Bandpass filter
high-index-contrast waveguide
microwave photonics
optical communications
routing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Rasras, M. S., Chen, Y. K., Tu, K. Y., Earnshaw, M. P., Pardo, F., Cappuzzo, M. A., Chen, E. Y., Gomez, L. T., Klemens, F., Keller, B., Bolle, C., Buhl, L., Wyrwas, J. M., Wu, M. C., Peach, R., Meredith, S., Middleton, C., & Desalvo, R. (2012). Reconfigurable linear optical FM discriminator. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 24(20), 1856-1859. Article 6296689. https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2012.2217483

Rasras, MS, Chen, YK, Tu, KY, Earnshaw, MP, Pardo, F, Cappuzzo, MA, Chen, EY, Gomez, LT, Klemens, F, Keller, B, Bolle, C, Buhl, L, Wyrwas, JM, Wu, MC, Peach, R, Meredith, S, Middleton, C & Desalvo, R 2012, 'Reconfigurable linear optical FM discriminator', IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 24, no. 20, 6296689, pp. 1856-1859. https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2012.2217483

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