Optical frequency comb based multi-band microwave frequency conversion for satellite applications

X Yang, K Xu, J Yin, Y Dai, F Yin, J Li, H Lu, T Liu… - Optics express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
Based on optical frequency combs (OFC), we propose an efficient and flexible multi-band
frequency conversion scheme for satellite repeater applications. The underlying principle is …

Ultra-flat and broadband optical frequency comb generator via a single Mach–Zehnder modulator

K Qu, S Zhao, X Li, Z Zhu, D Liang… - IEEE Photonics …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An ultra-flat and broadband optical frequency comb (OFC) generator is proposed and
experimentally demonstrated by directly modulating a dual-driven Mach-Zehnder Modulator …

Highly linear broadband photonic-assisted Q-band ADC

DJ Esman, AOJ Wiberg, N Alic… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2015 - opg.optica.org
A highly linear broadband photonic-assisted analog-to-digital converter (ADC) based on
high-frequency optical sampling utilizing a dual output Mach–Zehnder modulator operating …

Photonic sampling analog-to-digital conversion based on time and wavelength interleaved ultra-short optical pulse train generated by using monolithic integrated …

Z Li, X Wang, Y Zhang, C Shang, W Lyu, Y Lyu… - Optics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
High-speed analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) is experimentally demonstrated by
employing a time and wavelength interleaved ultra-short optical pulse train to achieve …

Silicon photonic time-wavelength pulse interleaver for photonic analog-to-digital converters

H Gevorgyan, K Al Qubaisi, MS Dahlem, A Khilo - Optics express, 2016 - opg.optica.org
A 4-channel time-wavelength optical pulse interleaver is implemented on a silicon chip. The
interleaver forms a train of pulses with periodically changing wavelengths by demultiplexing …

Characterization of the frequency response of channel-interleaved photonic ADCs based on the optical time-division demultiplexer

N Qian, L Zhang, J Chen, W Zou - IEEE Photonics Journal, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We characterize the frequency response of channel-interleaved photonic analog-to-digital
converters (CI-PADCs) theoretically and experimentally. The CI-PADC is composed of a …

Binary programmable optical pulse repetition-rate multiplication based on real-time Fourier transform

Z Li, Q **e, Y Zhang, H Zhang… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose and demonstrate a novel scheme to flexibly generate optical pulse trains with
programmable repetition rates using newly designed binary modulation coefficients. The …

Ultra-broadband microwave frequency down-conversion based on optical frequency comb

X Fang, M Bai, X Ye, J Miao, Z Zheng - Optics express, 2015 - opg.optica.org
Based on optical frequency comb (OFC), a photonic-assisted ultra-broadband microwave
signal down-converting method is proposed. In the proposed scheme, microwave signal at …

Broadband Signal Digitization Based on Low-Speed Non-Uniform Photonic Sampling

W Lyu, Z Li, L Zhang, H Tian, Z Fu, Z Zhang, B Sun… - Photonics, 2022 - mdpi.com
A new non-uniform photonic sampling (NPS) strategy and its special signal reconstruction
algorithm are proposed to achieve digital acquisition of broadband periodic signals at a low …

Electronically synthesized Nyquist pulses for photonic sampling of microwave signals

V Vercesi, D Onori, J Davies, A Seeds, CP Liu - Optics Express, 2017 - opg.optica.org
We report electronic generation of optical Nyquist pulses using an arbitrary waveform
generator (AWG) followed by a Mach Zehnder modulator (MZM), providing a simple, highly …