Simple reconfigurable photonic microwave filter using an arrayed waveguide grating and fiber Bragg gratings

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 510-512

  Taylor, John D ^a   Chen, Lawrence R ^a   Gu, Xijia ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs); Fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs); Microwave photonics; Photonic microwave filter

Indexed keywords

ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATINGS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; MICROWAVE FILTERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTONICS;

MICROWAVE PHOTONICS; OPTICAL TAPS; PHOTONIC MICROWAVE FILTER;

FIR FILTERS;

EID: 34047201966     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.893826     Document Type: Article

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