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
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-10-01
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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-3663952e08264472b09b6b224de388212025-08-20T01:53:54ZengMDPI AGPhotonics2304-67322024-10-011111101910.3390/photonics11111019Generation of Wideband Signals Based on Continuous-Time Photonic CompressionZhen Zhou0Yukang Zhang1Hao Chi2School of Communication Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, ChinaSchool of Communication Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, ChinaSchool of Communication Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, ChinaA 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/11/11/1019wideband signalscontinuous-time photonic compressionphotonic time stretchwavelength-to-time mapping
spellingShingle Zhen Zhou
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Generation of Wideband Signals Based on Continuous-Time Photonic Compression
Photonics
wideband signals
continuous-time photonic compression
photonic time stretch
wavelength-to-time mapping
title Generation of Wideband Signals Based on Continuous-Time Photonic Compression
title_full Generation of Wideband Signals Based on Continuous-Time Photonic Compression
title_fullStr Generation of Wideband Signals Based on Continuous-Time Photonic Compression
title_full_unstemmed Generation of Wideband Signals Based on Continuous-Time Photonic Compression
title_short Generation of Wideband Signals Based on Continuous-Time Photonic Compression
title_sort generation of wideband signals based on continuous time photonic compression
topic wideband signals
continuous-time photonic compression
photonic time stretch
wavelength-to-time mapping
url https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/11/11/1019
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