Photonic Microwave Signal Mixing Using Sagnac-Loop-Based Modulator and Polarization-Dependent Modulation

A photonic-assisted microwave mixer using a Sagnac-loop-based modulator and polarization-dependent modulation is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. In this scheme, a dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator (DPMZM) is incorporated in a Sagnac loop, where light is single-sideband (SSB) modulated a...

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Main Authors: Beilei Wu, Muguang Wang, Yu Tang, Jian Sun, Shuisheng Jian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2016-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7529049/