Wideband Microwave Frequency-Hopping Signal Generation Technology Based on Coherent Double Optical Comb

Microwave frequency-hopping signal generation is one of the backbone components in modern wireless communication system. In this paper, we propose a novel photoelectric integrated approach to implement broadband microwave frequency-hopping signal generation. The coherent dual optical combs are const...

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Published inJournal of lightwave technology Vol. 42; no. 21; pp. 7634 - 7642
Main Authors Bochao, Kang, Li, Li, Qinggui, Tan, Zan, Li, Jinman, Ge, Zhongbo, Zhu, Xiaojun, Li, Xiongfei, Li
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York IEEE 01.11.2024
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Acousto-optic modulator (AOM)
Acousto-optics
Bandwidths
Broadband
Carrier density
Chirp modulation
coherent double optical comb
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
Frequency control
Frequency hopping
Frequency shift keying
Hybrid structures
Mach-Zehnder interferometers
Microwave frequencies
microwave photonics
Modulators
Optical modulation
Optical polarization
Photoelectricity
Signal generation
Signal quality
Single sideband transmission
Spread spectrum communication
Time-frequency analysis
Wireless communication systems
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Summary:Microwave frequency-hopping signal generation is one of the backbone components in modern wireless communication system. In this paper, we propose a novel photoelectric integrated approach to implement broadband microwave frequency-hopping signal generation. The coherent dual optical combs are constituted by two Mach Zehnder modulators (MZMs) and one acousto-optic frequency modulator (AOM). By using dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) and single-sideband modulation with carrier suppression, the proposed method extends the input signal's frequency hopping bandwidth by six times. Due to the photoelectric hybrid structure, the proposed method can achieve precise control for using electronic technology while also providing the advantages of high bandwidth and reconfigurability through photonics. In the experiment, the frequencies of generated signals can hop ranging from 0 to 6 GHz. Meanwhile, the frequency hopping signals can maintain a well signal quality with the EVM lower than 6.4%.
ISSN:0733-8724
1558-2213
DOI:10.1109/JLT.2024.3361932