High-resolution tunable RF/microwave photonic notch filter with low-noise performance

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 3304-3309

  Chan, Erwin H W ^a   Minasian, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Microwave filters; notch filters; optical delay lines; optical signal processing; tunable filters

Indexed keywords

FILTER RESPONSE; FREE SPECTRAL RANGE; FREQUENCY-SHIFTING; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; INTENSITY MODULATORS; LOW NOISE; MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION; NOTCH FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL DELAY LINES; OPTICAL SIGNALS; PASS BANDS; RECIRCULATING DELAY LINE; TUNABLE FILTERS;

ELECTRIC DELAY LINES; FADING (RADIO); LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NOTCH FILTERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; WAVES;

MICROWAVE FILTERS;

EID: 80055032976     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2011.2167957     Document Type: Article

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