Microwave photonic filters based on optical semiconductor amplifier

doi:10.1007/s12200-011-0131-3

Front Optoelec Chin

2011, Vol. 4

Issue (3) : 270-276 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12200-011-0131-3

REVIEW ARTICLE

Microwave photonic filters based on optical semiconductor amplifier

Enming XU¹(

), Peili LI¹, Fei WANG², Jianfei GUAN¹

1. School of Opto-Electronic Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210046, China; 2. School of Mathematics and Physics, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400050, China

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Abstract

Microwave photonic filters have been characterized by low loss, light weight, broad bandwidth, good tunability, and immunity to electromagnetic interference, and these filters can overcome inherent electronic limitations. Fiber-based filters are inherently compatible with fiber-optic microwave systems and can provide connectivity with built-in signal conditioning. This review paper presents developments of microwave photonic filters based on semiconductor optical amplifier in the last few years. Challenges in system implementation for practical application are also discussed.

Keywords microwave photonic microwave filters optical signal processing semiconductor optical amplifier cross-gain modulation

Corresponding Author(s): XU Enming,Email:enmingxu@njupt.edu.cn

Issue Date: 05 September 2011

Cite this article:

Enming XU,Peili LI,Fei WANG, et al. Microwave photonic filters based on optical semiconductor amplifier[J]. Front Optoelec Chin, 2011, 4(3): 270-276.

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Fig.1 SOA-based microwave photonic notch filter with flat passband

Fig.2 Theoretical and measured responses of proposed microwave photonic notch filter

Fig.3 Simple SOA-based microwave photonic notch filter

Fig.4 Theoretical and measured responses of simple SOA-based microwave photonic notch filter

Fig.5 Conventional SOA-based bandpass filter

Fig.6 Measured frequency response of conventional SOA-based bandpass filter

Fig.7 Novel SOA-based microwave bandpass filter

Fig.8 Measured frequency response for detuning 4.12 nm at a given SOA bias current of 52.5 mA

Fig.9 Schematic scheme of hybrid filter

Fig.10 Measured frequency response of IIR filter

Fig.11 Measured frequency response of FIR filter

Fig.12 Measured frequency response of hybrid filter

Fig.13 Schematic scheme of IIR filter cascaded with IIR filter

Fig.14 Measured frequency response of front IIR filter and back IIR filter

Fig.15 Measured frequency response of cascaded filter

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