Ultra-wideband pulse generation with flexible pulse shape and polarity control using a Sagnac-interferometer-based intensity modulator.
We propose a novel scheme to generate ultra-wideband (UWB) pulse by employing a Sagnac interferometer comprising a phase modulator. This structure performs a dual-input and dual-output intensity modulator (IM), ultimately resulting in the flexibility to select the shape and the polarity of the generated UWB pulse. The experiment results show a good agreement with the theoretical investigation in terms of both pulse profile and spectrum, which conforms to the definition of UWB signals by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Furthermore, the proposed scheme is independent of the voltage bias point.
Li
Jianqiang
J
Key Laboratory of Optical Communication & Lightwave Technologies, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China. JQJQLee@gmail.com
Xu
Kun
K
Fu
Songnian
S
Wu
Jian
J
Lin
Jintong
J
Tang
Ming
M
Shum
P
P
D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007368:Interferometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008029:Lighting / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000295:instrumentation*