Photonic microwave phase shifter/modulator based on a nonlinear optical loop mirror incorporating a Mach–Zehnder interferometer

Yi Dong, Hao He, Weisheng Hu, Zhaohui Li, Zhaohui Li, Qijie Wang, Wu Kuang, Tee Hiang Cheng, Yang Jing Wen, Yixin Wang, Chao Lu

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Abstract

We realize a novel photonic microwave phase shifter/modulator based on a nonlinear optical loop mirror incorporating a Mach–Zehnder interferometer. A near-linear phase shifter exceeding 180° and a phase modulation with 2.5 Gbit/s baseband signal are obtained for a 10 GHz microwave signal by this proposed device.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)745-747
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume32
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2007

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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