title: Harmonic distortion in microwave photonic filters.
abstract: We present a theoretical and experimental analysis of nonlinear microwave photonic filters. Far from the conventional condition of low modulation index commonly used to neglect high-order terms, we have analyzed the harmonic distortion involved in microwave photonic structures with periodic and non-periodic frequency responses. We show that it is possible to design microwave photonic filters with reduced harmonic distortion and high linearity even under large signal operation.
authors.affiliation: ITEAM Research Institute, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, C/ Camino de Vera, s/n 46022 Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rius
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mora
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bolea
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Capmany