A novel method to generate binary frequency shift-keying(BFSK) radio frequency(RF) signals in optical domain is proposed.In the proposed system,an optical short pulse train is converted into super-Gaussian RF pulses w...A novel method to generate binary frequency shift-keying(BFSK) radio frequency(RF) signals in optical domain is proposed.In the proposed system,an optical short pulse train is converted into super-Gaussian RF pulses with high frequency based on optical pulse shaping by two Mach-Zehnder fiber interferometers(MZIs).And the generated RF signals are coded using a fast electro-optic switch.By properly designing the MZIs,BFSK RF signals with desired code pattern and modulation index can be generated.A theoretical model for describing the system is developed,and the generation of BFSK RF signals in millimeter-wave regime is demonstrated via simulations.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61032005)the Postdoctoral Science Foundation under Grant of China (No.2012M510442)
文摘A novel method to generate binary frequency shift-keying(BFSK) radio frequency(RF) signals in optical domain is proposed.In the proposed system,an optical short pulse train is converted into super-Gaussian RF pulses with high frequency based on optical pulse shaping by two Mach-Zehnder fiber interferometers(MZIs).And the generated RF signals are coded using a fast electro-optic switch.By properly designing the MZIs,BFSK RF signals with desired code pattern and modulation index can be generated.A theoretical model for describing the system is developed,and the generation of BFSK RF signals in millimeter-wave regime is demonstrated via simulations.