Journal of Applied Sciences ›› 2020, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (4): 640-646.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0255-8297.2020.04.009

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Multi-band Linearly Frequency Modulated Fourier Domain Mode-Locked Optoelectronic Oscillator

HAO Tengfei1,2,3, SHI Nuannuan1, LI Wei1,2,3, ZHU Ninghua1,2,3, LI Ming1,2,3   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China;
    2. School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
    3. Center of Materials Science and Opto-Electronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • Received:2020-04-27 Online:2020-07-31 Published:2020-08-01

Abstract: A photonic approach to generating reconfigurable multi-band linearly frequency modulated microwave waveform is proposed and experimentally demonstrated based on a Fourier domain mode-locked optoelectronic oscillator (FDML OEO). In the proposed system, a frequency scanning multi-passband microwave photonic filter (MPF) consisting of a frequency scanning multi-wavelength laser, a phase modulator and an optical notch filter is incorporated into the FDML OEO cavity. Multi-band linearly frequency modulated microwave waveform is generated at the output of the FDML OEO by synchronizing the scanning period of the MPF to the cavity round-trip time to achieve Fourier domain modelocking operation. The key significance of the approach is that it allows the generation of multi-band linearly frequency modulated microwave waveforms without using a highspeed baseband single-chirped microwave source. In addition, the central frequency and bandwidth of the generated waveforms can be easily reconfigured. The proposed approach has great potential in applications such as modern multi-band radar and multiple radio access wireless communication networks.

Key words: optoelectronic oscillator, Fourier domain mode locking, linearly frequency modulated waveform, radar, microwave photonics

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