Abstract
A novel photonic mm-wave frequency sextupling scheme based on an integrated Mach-Zehnder modulator with three arms is proposed in this article. Without any optical filter, a high-quality frequency sextupling mm-wave signal can be generated. Compared with mm-wave generation schemes based on traditional two-arm Mach-Zehnder modulators, the proposed scheme does not need DC bias and a complex electrical bias control circuit. Some non-ideal factors are taken into consideration to verify its performance, which proves that a slight deviation of the ideal values does not cause great degradation of the performance of the mm-wave generation scheme.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 196-207 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Fiber and Integrated Optics |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Frequency sextupling
- Radio-over-fiber
- Three-arm Mach-Zehnder modulator