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Using Microwave and Macroscopic Samples of Dielectric Solids to Study the Photonic Properties of Disordered Photonic Bandgap Materials

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Passband switchable microwave photonic multiband filter.

Jia Ge¹, Mable P Fok¹

¹Lightwave and Microwave Photonic Laboratory, College of Engineering, The University of Georgia, USA.

Scientific Reports

|November 3, 2015

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This study introduces a reconfigurable microwave photonic filter capable of generating up to 12 switchable passbands for flexible multiband signal processing. The novel design offers tunable bandwidth and high selectivity for advanced applications.

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Design and Characterization Methodology for Efficient Wide Range Tunable MEMS Filters

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Published on: February 4, 2018

Area of Science:

Photonics
Microwave Engineering
Optical Signal Processing

Background:

Reconfigurable filters are crucial for modern communication systems.
Existing microwave photonic (MWP) filters often lack flexibility in passband selection and tunability.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose and experimentally demonstrate a novel reconfigurable MWP multiband filter.
To achieve selectable and switchable passbands with high performance.

Main Methods:

Utilizing a two-stage Lyot loop filter to generate tunable optical comb lines.
Adjusting polarization states within the Lyot loop to control optical frequency comb spacing.
Configuring the MWP filter by selecting spectral combinations of the optical comb lines.

Main Results:

Demonstrated a maximum of 12 simultaneous passbands evenly distributed from 0 to 10 GHz.
Achieved switchable center frequencies and tunable number of passbands (1 to 12).
Passbands exhibit >30 dB sidelobe suppression and 200 MHz 3-dB bandwidth, ensuring good selectivity.

Conclusions:

The proposed reconfigurable MWP filter offers exceptional operational flexibility, functioning as an all-block, single-band, or multiband filter.
The design enables tunable passband configurations for diverse signal processing needs.
Experimental validation confirms the filter's capability for high-performance, flexible multiband filtering.