Simultaneous photonic generation of two microwave signals with precisely-controllable phase difference using orthogonal polarization modes

• Tsuji Kenichiro

  Department of Communications Engineering, National Defense Academy

• Hagiwara Kohei

  Department of Communications Engineering, National Defense Academy

• Uehara Tomoyuki

  Department of Communications Engineering, National Defense Academy

• Onodera Noriaki

  Department of Communications Engineering, National Defense Academy

Abstract

Optical microwave or millimeter-wave generation using the beat note of two lightwaves is an attractive technique because of its advantages of frequency-tunable micro/millimeter-wave generation, high selectivity of the operation frequency, and high-speed phase switching of the generated signals owing to the photonics-based scheme. In this paper, we propose and demonstrate the simultaneous generation of two microwave signals with a precisely-controlled phase difference using the orthogonal polarization modes existing in a polarization maintaining fiber. High stability and controllability of the phase difference between the generated two microwave signals was experimentally confirmed.

Journal

• IEICE Electronics Express

  IEICE Electronics Express 13 (2), 20151029-20151029, 2016

  The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers

Keywords

• photonic microwave generation
• optical beat note
• fiber-wireless communications

Details

• CRID: 1390001205213939712
• NII Article ID: 130005120972
• DOI: 10.1587/elex.13.20151029
• ISSN: 13492543
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/elex/13/2/13_13.20151029/_pdf
• Text Lang: en
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