Cascaded multiple infinite impulse response optical delay line signal processor without coherent interference

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1401-1406

  Chan, Erwin H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bandpass filter; microwave filter; microwave photonics; optical signal processing

Indexed keywords

COHERENT INTERFERENCE; COMMENSURATE DELAYS; FLAT-TOP; FREQUENCY-SHIFTING; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; INFINITE IMPULSE RESPONSE; MICROWAVE PHOTONICS; OPTICAL DELAY LINES; OPTICAL FREQUENCY SHIFTERS; OPTICAL SIGNALS; PASS BANDS; RECIRCULATING DELAY LINE; RESPONSE PERFORMANCE; SIGNAL PROCESSOR; STOPBAND REJECTION;

BANDPASS FILTERS; ELECTRIC DELAY LINES; ELECTRIC FILTERS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; IMPULSE RESPONSE; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WAVES;

MICROWAVE FILTERS;

EID: 79955417302     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2011.2126560     Document Type: Article

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