A novel reconfigurable ultra-broadband millimeter-wave photonic harmonic down-converter

Xiaodan Pang, Y. Zhao, Lei Deng, Xianbin Yu, Idelfonso Tafur Monroy

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Abstract

We propose a novel ultra-broadband reconfigurable photonic harmonic mixer functioning as a millimeter-wave down-converter for multigigabit wireless applications. Based on frequency conversion implemented by an optical frequency comb generator, the photonic mixer is able to operate up to 100GHz without high frequency RF components. The feasibility of the approach is experimentally validated by down-converting an up to 5Gbps fiber-wireless quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) signal from W-band (102.5GHz) to S-band (2.5GHz). The frequency response and the conversion efficiency are investigated. The experimental results show that the bandwidth of the proposed mixer is highly reconfigurable by adjusting the frequency comb generator.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics jointly held with the 2011 Asia-Pacific Microwave Photonics Conference
Place of PublicationPiscataway
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages397-400
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-61284-718-4
ISBN (Print)978-1-61284-716-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event2011 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics jointly held with the 2011 Asia-Pacific Microwave Photonics Conference - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: 18 Oct 201121 Oct 2011

Conference

Conference2011 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics jointly held with the 2011 Asia-Pacific Microwave Photonics Conference
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period18/10/1121/10/11

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