Experimental photonic generation of chirped pulses using nonlinear dispersion-based incoherent processing

We experimentally demonstrate, for the first time, a chirped microwave pulses generator based on the processing of an incoherent optical signal by means of a nonlinear dispersive element. Different capabilities have been demonstrated such as the control of the time-bandwidth product and the frequenc...

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Autores: Rius Mercado, Manuel, Bolea Boluda, Mario, Mora Almerich, José|||0000-0002-2877-4118, Ortega Tamarit, Beatriz|||0000-0003-1196-4756, Capmany Francoy, José|||0000-0002-6460-4167
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/65723
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/65723
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Chirped pulses
Microwave photonics
Incoherent processing
TEORIA DE LA SEÑAL Y COMUNICACIONES
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Sumario:We experimentally demonstrate, for the first time, a chirped microwave pulses generator based on the processing of an incoherent optical signal by means of a nonlinear dispersive element. Different capabilities have been demonstrated such as the control of the time-bandwidth product and the frequency tuning increasing the flexibility of the generated waveform compared to coherent techniques. Moreover, the use of differential detection improves considerably the limitation over the signal-to-noise ratio related to incoherent processing.