A tunable photonic microwave filter with a complex coefficient using an optical RF phase shifter

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 1472-1474

  Yan, Yu ^a   Yao, Jianping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Microwave photonics; Optical RF phase shifter; Photonic microwave filter; Radio over fiber (RoF)

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; MODULATORS; OPTICAL FILTERS; PHASE SHIFTERS; PHOTONIC DEVICES; ELECTRIC FILTERS; LIGHT MODULATORS; MICROWAVES; PHASE SHIFT; PHOTONICS;

COMPLEX COEFFICIENT; ELECTROOPTIC INTENSITY MODULATOR; OPTICAL RF PHASE SHIFTER; PHOTONIC MICROWAVE FILTER;

MICROWAVE FILTERS;

COMPLEX COEFFICIENTS; CONTINUOUS TUNING RANGE; ELECTROOPTIC INTENSITY MODULATOR; MICROWAVE PHOTONICS; PHOTONIC MICROWAVE FILTERS; RADIO OVER FIBER; RF SIGNAL; SPECTRAL REGION; TUNABLE PHOTONIC MICROWAVE FILTERS; WIDE-BAND;

EID: 34548630820     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.903753     Document Type: Article

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