A Tunable Dual-Passband Microwave Photonic Filter Based on Optically Injected Distributed Feedback Semiconductor Lasers and Dual-Output Mach-Zehnder Modulator

Autor: Jiayi Zhao, Jingjing Hu, Pengcheng Deng, Runze Yu, Ruoxian Liu, Mingshan Zhao, Yiying Gu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Applied Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 10, p 3631 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-3417
DOI: 10.3390/app10103631
Popis: In this paper, a novel approach to achieving a wideband tunable dual-passband microwave photonic filter (MPF) is proposed based on optical-injected distributed feedback (DFB) semiconductor lasers and a dual-output Mach–Zehnder modulator (DOMZM). The fundamental concepts for realizing the MPF are the wavelength-selective amplification effect and the period-one oscillation state under optically injected DFB lasers. These effects provide a widely tunable range of center frequency, along with high flexibility and low insertion loss. The proposed MPF is experimentally demonstrated, showing that the dual-passband center frequency in the MPF can be tuned independently from 19 to 37 GHz by adjusting the detuning frequency and injection ratio. Meanwhile, the insertion loss of the system is about 15 dB when there is no optical or electrical amplifier in the MPF link. The out-of-band suppression ratio of the MPF is more than 20 dB, which can be improved by adjusting the power of the two optical signals.
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