A Microwave Photonic Converter with High in-Band Spurs Suppression Based on Microwave Pre-Upconversion
A microwave photonic converter based on microwave pre-upconversion is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Only a single Mach–Zehnder modulator (MZM) is used in the converter system so that the complexity and bandwidth limiting of the link can be reduced. The transmitted and received signals be...
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| author | Chaoquan Wang Yiru Zhao Zeping Zhao Weijie Zhang Wenyu Wang Qianqian Jia Jianguo Liu |
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| description | A microwave photonic converter based on microwave pre-upconversion is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Only a single Mach–Zehnder modulator (MZM) is used in the converter system so that the complexity and bandwidth limiting of the link can be reduced. The transmitted and received signals before entering the MZM are firstly upconverted to high frequency (HF) by a microwave upconverter. The HF and local oscillator (LO) signals are combined to drive the MZM. Carrier-suppressed double-sideband (CS-DSB) modulation is introduced to the MZM for effective spectrum utilization. Then, the target signals can be obtained by photoelectric conversion and beating. Experimental results confirm that the mixing spurs including harmonics and intermodulation as well as original signals are all out of system frequency band from 0.8–18 GHz, and the in-band spurious suppression of at least 40 dBc is achieved. In addition, the spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) reaches 86.23 dB·HZ<sup>2/3</sup> for upconversion and 80.95 dB·HZ<sup>2/3</sup> for downconversion. The proposed microwave photonic converter provides a wideband and high-purity alternative for the applications of radars and signal processing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-04f5fe3462bd4d7d8238ed7b7f441b462023-11-23T18:32:47ZengMDPI AGPhotonics2304-67322022-05-019638810.3390/photonics9060388A Microwave Photonic Converter with High in-Band Spurs Suppression Based on Microwave Pre-UpconversionChaoquan Wang0Yiru Zhao1Zeping Zhao2Weijie Zhang3Wenyu Wang4Qianqian Jia5Jianguo Liu6State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, ChinaA microwave photonic converter based on microwave pre-upconversion is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Only a single Mach–Zehnder modulator (MZM) is used in the converter system so that the complexity and bandwidth limiting of the link can be reduced. The transmitted and received signals before entering the MZM are firstly upconverted to high frequency (HF) by a microwave upconverter. The HF and local oscillator (LO) signals are combined to drive the MZM. Carrier-suppressed double-sideband (CS-DSB) modulation is introduced to the MZM for effective spectrum utilization. Then, the target signals can be obtained by photoelectric conversion and beating. Experimental results confirm that the mixing spurs including harmonics and intermodulation as well as original signals are all out of system frequency band from 0.8–18 GHz, and the in-band spurious suppression of at least 40 dBc is achieved. In addition, the spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) reaches 86.23 dB·HZ<sup>2/3</sup> for upconversion and 80.95 dB·HZ<sup>2/3</sup> for downconversion. The proposed microwave photonic converter provides a wideband and high-purity alternative for the applications of radars and signal processing.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/9/6/388electrical pre-upconversionin-band spurious suppressionmicrowave photonics |
| spellingShingle | Chaoquan Wang Yiru Zhao Zeping Zhao Weijie Zhang Wenyu Wang Qianqian Jia Jianguo Liu A Microwave Photonic Converter with High in-Band Spurs Suppression Based on Microwave Pre-Upconversion Photonics electrical pre-upconversion in-band spurious suppression microwave photonics |
| title | A Microwave Photonic Converter with High in-Band Spurs Suppression Based on Microwave Pre-Upconversion |
| title_full | A Microwave Photonic Converter with High in-Band Spurs Suppression Based on Microwave Pre-Upconversion |
| title_fullStr | A Microwave Photonic Converter with High in-Band Spurs Suppression Based on Microwave Pre-Upconversion |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Microwave Photonic Converter with High in-Band Spurs Suppression Based on Microwave Pre-Upconversion |
| title_short | A Microwave Photonic Converter with High in-Band Spurs Suppression Based on Microwave Pre-Upconversion |
| title_sort | microwave photonic converter with high in band spurs suppression based on microwave pre upconversion |
| topic | electrical pre-upconversion in-band spurious suppression microwave photonics |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/9/6/388 |
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