Microwave Photonic Frequency Conversion Based on a Wavelength Swept Laser
Open Access
- 30 May 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by MDPI AG in Applied Sciences
- Vol. 10 (11), 3813
- https://doi.org/10.3390/app10113813
Abstract
Microwave photonic frequency conversion, with flexible tunability and a simple structure based on a wavelength swept laser (WSL), is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. In the proposed frequency conversion system, a broadband WSL was used to generate a frequency-chirped optical carrier, which was sent to a Mach Zehnder modulator (MZM). A microwave signal, with its frequency to be converted, was applied to the MZM. The modulated signal was then sent to a dispersive device, where the waveform was compressed or expanded depending on the dispersion of the dispersive device. After photodetection, a frequency up-converted or down-converted microwave signal was generated. The tuning of the conversion frequency was achieved by adjusting the chirp rate of the optical carrier from the WSL or the dispersion of the dispersive device. The proposed approach was experimentally demonstrated. A microwave signal, with its frequency at 5 GHz, was up-converted to 5.577 GHz and down-converted to 4.936 GHz. The quality of the frequency converted microwave signal was also evaluated. The conversion performance could be further improved by introducing a WSL with a high duty cycle.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China-Guangdong Joint Fund (61771221, 61701193, 61860206002)
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