Generation of Wideband Signals Based on Continuous-Time Photonic Compression

A detailed study on continuous-time photonic compression (CTPC) for generating wideband signals is presented in this paper. CTPC enables the conversion of parallel analog waveforms from multiple channels into a time-compressed continuous-time waveform with increased bandwidth. We demonstrate a CTPC...

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Main Authors: Zhen Zhou, Yukang Zhang, Hao Chi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-10-01
Series:Photonics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/11/11/1019
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Summary:A detailed study on continuous-time photonic compression (CTPC) for generating wideband signals is presented in this paper. CTPC enables the conversion of parallel analog waveforms from multiple channels into a time-compressed continuous-time waveform with increased bandwidth. We demonstrate a CTPC system with a compression factor of two in a proof-of-concept experiment. Subsequently, the origin of the distortion in the generated signals is investigated, and we proposed a method based on bandpass filtering to remove the periodic dips observed in the generated waveforms. In addition, a predistortion method is proposed to eliminate the distortion caused by the non-ideal spectral property of the multichannel system. Further simulation results are presented to show the potential of the proposed approach.
ISSN:2304-6732