Microwave Photonic Frequency Tripler Based on an Integrated Dual-Parallel Modulator Structure
A new technique for tripling the frequency of a microwave signal is presented. It is based on an integrated dual-parallel Mach–Zehnder modulator, which generates two orthogonally polarised RF modulated optical signals with different modulation indexes, and a polarisation-dependent optical...
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| description | A new technique for tripling the frequency of a microwave signal is presented. It is based on an integrated dual-parallel Mach–Zehnder modulator, which generates two orthogonally polarised RF modulated optical signals with different modulation indexes, and a polarisation-dependent optical attenuator. The photodetector output fundamental RF components generated by the two orthogonally polarised RF modulated optical signals have the same amplitude but an opposite phase, which are cancelled, leaving the frequency tripled microwave signal and the unwanted fifth order harmonic. The new frequency tripler has a simple structure, a wide bandwidth, and a high electrical spurious suppression ratio. Experimental results are presented demonstrating three times frequency multiplication of different-frequency microwave signals with electrical spurious suppression ratio of over 20 dB. The phase noise and the stability performance of the frequency tripler are also investigated experimentally. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-684492ea26ed4f4db6b2afebf4e5b07a2025-08-20T02:38:11ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552017-01-019511010.1109/JPHOT.2017.27475958023734Microwave Photonic Frequency Tripler Based on an Integrated Dual-Parallel Modulator StructureChongjia Huang0Hao Chen1Erwin Hoi Wing Chan2School of Engineering and Information Technology, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, AustraliaSchool of Engineering and Information Technology, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, AustraliaSchool of Engineering and Information Technology, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, AustraliaA new technique for tripling the frequency of a microwave signal is presented. It is based on an integrated dual-parallel Mach–Zehnder modulator, which generates two orthogonally polarised RF modulated optical signals with different modulation indexes, and a polarisation-dependent optical attenuator. The photodetector output fundamental RF components generated by the two orthogonally polarised RF modulated optical signals have the same amplitude but an opposite phase, which are cancelled, leaving the frequency tripled microwave signal and the unwanted fifth order harmonic. The new frequency tripler has a simple structure, a wide bandwidth, and a high electrical spurious suppression ratio. Experimental results are presented demonstrating three times frequency multiplication of different-frequency microwave signals with electrical spurious suppression ratio of over 20 dB. The phase noise and the stability performance of the frequency tripler are also investigated experimentally.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8023734/Microwave generationmicrowave photonicselectrooptic modulatorsoptical fiber devices. |
| spellingShingle | Chongjia Huang Hao Chen Erwin Hoi Wing Chan Microwave Photonic Frequency Tripler Based on an Integrated Dual-Parallel Modulator Structure IEEE Photonics Journal Microwave generation microwave photonics electrooptic modulators optical fiber devices. |
| title | Microwave Photonic Frequency Tripler Based on an Integrated Dual-Parallel Modulator Structure |
| title_full | Microwave Photonic Frequency Tripler Based on an Integrated Dual-Parallel Modulator Structure |
| title_fullStr | Microwave Photonic Frequency Tripler Based on an Integrated Dual-Parallel Modulator Structure |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microwave Photonic Frequency Tripler Based on an Integrated Dual-Parallel Modulator Structure |
| title_short | Microwave Photonic Frequency Tripler Based on an Integrated Dual-Parallel Modulator Structure |
| title_sort | microwave photonic frequency tripler based on an integrated dual parallel modulator structure |
| topic | Microwave generation microwave photonics electrooptic modulators optical fiber devices. |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8023734/ |
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