A flat microwave photonic filter based on M-Z modulator and fiber Bragg grating

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2009-04-14
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Anewmultiple-tapsandflatmicrowavephotonicfilter,whichiscomposedoffiberBragggrating,M-Zmodulatoranderbium-dopedfiber,isputforward.Theflatband-passorflatband-stopresponsecanberealizedbyadjustingthecoupler'sfactorandthereflectivityofthefiberBragggratingorthegainoftheerbium-dopedfiber.Thefreespectralrangeofthefiltercanbetunedbycontrollingthelengthoftheerbium-dopedfiber.Thepotentialandfeasibilityoftheproposedfilteringstructureshavebeendemonstratedbysimulation.