An optically tunable frequency-multiplying optoelectronic oscillator through equivalent phase modulation

  • Yang Chen*
  • , Shifeng Liu
  • , Shilong Pan
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

3 Scopus citations

Abstract

A novel optically tunable frequency-multiplying optoelectronic oscillator (OEO) to generate a high frequency microwave signal without employing an optical filter is proposed. The upper dual parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator (DP-MZM) integrated in a dual-polarization quadrature phase shift-keying (DP-QPSK) modulator is accurately biased to serve as an equivalent phase modulator (e-PM), which functions in conjunction with a phase-shifted fiber Bragg grating (PS-FBG) in the OEO loop as a high-Q microwave photonic band-pass filter, while the lower DP-MZM in the DP-QPSK modulator functions as a frequency multiplier for high frequency microwave signal generation by multiplying the oscillation signal generated from the OEO. An experiment is performed. A fundamental oscillation microwave signal with a carrier frequency from about 7.5 GHz to 12.5 GHz is generated, which is then frequency multiplied using the frequency multiplier. The phase noise of the generated microwave signal is also measured and studied.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMWP 2017 - 2017 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-4
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781538607626
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Dec 2017
Event2017 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, MWP 2017 - Beijing, China
Duration: 23 Oct 201726 Oct 2017

Publication series

NameMWP 2017 - 2017 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics
Volume2017-December

Conference

Conference2017 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, MWP 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period23/10/1726/10/17

Keywords

  • Microwave signal generation
  • frequency multiplying
  • optoelectronic oscillator
  • phase modulation

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'An optically tunable frequency-multiplying optoelectronic oscillator through equivalent phase modulation'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this