Abstract
A time-frequency-varying multicarrier generation scheme based on dynamic single-sideband recirculating frequency shifter is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Through the use of two time-domain sinusoidal signals with stationary phase shift provided by a phase control module, multicarriers with flexible frequency intervals are obtained without carrier-to-noise ratio and flatness loss. We have experimentally attained multicarriers with 10-/12.5-/15-GHz carrier intervals in 3-nm bandwidth, and carriers with arbitrary intervals can be achieved when using the proposed scheme combined with a flexible wavelength selective switch.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 056116 |
| Journal | Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 May 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- multicarrier
- recirculating frequency shifter
- single-side-band
- wavelength selective switch