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论文类型：期刊论文

发表时间：2021-01-10

发表刊物：APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL

卷号：10

期号：21

关键字：square and triangular waveform generation; microwave photonics; dual-drive MZM (DDMZM); microwave arbitrary waveform generation

摘要：In this paper, a novel photonic scheme for the generation of square and triangular waveforms is proposed and experimentally demonstrated by using a dual-drive Mach-Zehnder modulator (DDMZM) without any optical signal processing. By properly setting the modulation index of the DDMZM, the square and triangular microwave waveforms could be easily achieved in conjunction with a 90 degrees hybrid coupler. Furthermore, the modulation index of the DDMZM could be tuned for a low radio frequency (RF) signal power requirement by tuning the phase difference of the RF signals applied to the two arms of the DDMZM. The proposed scheme for the photonic generation of microwave waveforms is theoretically analyzed and experimentally demonstrated. The periodical triangular and square waveforms with repetition rates of 5 GHz, 8 GHz, and 10 GHz are successfully obtained. The root-mean-square errors between the generated and theoretical triangular and square waveforms with a repetition of 5 GHz are 0.042 and 0.053, respectively.