• Optoelectronics Letters
  • Vol. 9, Issue 2, 108 (2013)
Ai-ling ZHANG* and Xiao-jun WU
Author Affiliations
  • 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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    DOI: 10.1007/s11801-013-2424-9 Cite this Article
    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 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    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.
    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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