Frequency shifting of microwave signals by use of a general temporal self-imaging (Talbot) effect in optical fibers
Optics Letters, Vol. 29, Issue 24, pp. 2849-2851 (2004)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.29.002849
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Abstract
A simple and practical microwave frequency-shifting technique based on a general temporal self-imaging (GTSI) effect in optical fiber is proposed, formulated, and experimentally demonstrated. The proposed technique can be applied to an arbitrary periodic microwave signal (e.g., a microwave tone) and provides unparalleled design flexibility to increase the frequency of the input microwave signal up to the desired value (limited only by the photodetector’s bandwidth). For instance, we demonstrate frequency upshifting of microwave tones from ≈ 10 to ≈ 50 GHz and from ≈ 40 to ≈ 354 GHz. These results also represent what is to the authors' knowledge the first experimental observation of GTSI phenomena.
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OCIS Codes
(070.6760) Fourier optics and signal processing : Talbot and self-imaging effects
(320.7140) Ultrafast optics : Ultrafast processes in fibers
(350.4010) Other areas of optics : Microwaves
Citation
José Azaña, Naum K. Berger, Boris Levit, Vladimir Smulakovsky, and Baruch Fischer, "Frequency shifting of microwave signals by use of a general temporal
self-imaging (Talbot) effect in optical fibers," Opt. Lett. 29, 2849-2851 (2004)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-29-24-2849
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