Compression of ultra-long microwave pulses using programmable microwave photonic phase filtering with > 100 complex-coefficient taps

Opt Express. 2014 Mar 24;22(6):6329-38. doi: 10.1364/OE.22.006329.

Abstract

Microwave photonic filters with arbitrary phase response can be achieved by merging high-repetition-rate electro-optic frequency comb technology with line-by-line pulse shaping. When arranged in an interferometric configuration, the filter features a number of programmable complex-coefficient taps equal to the number of available comb lines. In this work, we use an ultrabroadband comb generator resulting in a microwave photonic phase filter with >100 complex-coefficient taps. We demonstrate the potential of this filter by performing programmable chirp control of ultrawideband waveforms that extend over long (>10 ns) temporal apertures. This work opens new possibilities for compensating realistic linear distortion impairments on ultrabroadband wireless signals spanning over dozens of nanosecond temporal apertures.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.