Investigation of Photonically Assisted Microwave Frequency Multiplication Based on External Modulation

被引：127

作者：

Li, Wangzhe ^{[1
]}

Yao, Jianping ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Ottawa, Sch Informat Technol & Engn, Microwave Photon Res Lab, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada

来源：

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES | 2010年 / 58卷 / 11期

基金：

加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;

关键词：

Microwave photonics; microwave frequency multiplication; Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM); microwave; terahertz wave; MILLIMETER-WAVE GENERATION; OPTICAL-GENERATION; SIGNAL;

D O I：

10.1109/TMTT.2010.2075671

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

Microwave frequency multiplication based on external modulation using two cascaded Mach-Zehnder modulators (MZMs) has been considered an effective solution for high-frequency and frequency-tunable microwave signal generation. Different techniques have been demonstrated recently, but no generalized approach has been developed. In this paper, a generalized approach to achieving microwave frequency multiplication using two cascaded MZMs is presented. A theoretical analysis leading to the operating conditions to achieve frequency quadrupling, sextupling, or octupling is developed. The system performance in terms of phase noise, tunability, and stability is also investigated.

引用

页码：3259 / 3268

页数：10

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