Photonic generation of a millimeter-wave signal based on sextuple-frequency multiplication

A millimeter-wave signal with sextuple-frequency multiplication of a microwave source is obtained with two cascaded optical modulators, which are driven by the same microwave source with phase deviation of pi/2 introduced by an electrical phase shifter. Without any optical filter, a wideband continuously tunable millimeter-wave signal is easily generated.     

Effect of the microwave signal power on the controllability of a ferroelectric phase shifter

We consider a microwave phase shifter based on thin-film ferroelectric parallel-plate capacitors operating as a part of a phased array at an elevated microwave power level and for a limited power in the control circuits. To eliminate capacitance modulation in parallel-plate capacitors by an ac field, we propose the separation of the effects of the dc control voltage and the ac voltage based on the symmetry of the capacitance-voltage characteristic of the unit including two capacitors parallel-connected in the ac voltage U _ac and series-connected in dc voltage U _dc. The experiment shows that for U _dc > U _ac, the phase of the wave passing through the phase shifter weakly depends on the microwave signal power. The reflection phase shifter is tested for a pulsed power of the microwave signal up to 6 W and a power in the control circuit on the order of 10 μW.     

基于双通道马赫曾德尔调制器调制边带滤波的微波光子移相器

提出了一种基于双通道马赫曾德尔调制器(DPMZM)调制边带滤波的微波光子移相器。在双通道马赫曾德尔调制器的结构中,在一路马赫曾德尔干涉仪上实现抑制光载波的双边带调制输出,而在另一路马赫曾德尔的相位调节臂上通过调节偏置电压实现光载波信号的光学移相,两路光信号经过干涉合路后由光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)滤除其中一个一阶边带,最后输入到光电探测器(PD)进行光电转换得到移相的微波信号。实验结果表明,基于DPMZM调制边带滤波的微波光子移相器具有传输特性稳定、输出幅度波动小的优点。该结构还具有相移调节响应速度快、应用频带宽以及移相范围大于360°等特点。     

A monolithic distributed phase shifter based on right-handed nonlinear transmission lines at 30 GHz

The epitaxial material, device structure, and corresponding equivalent large signal circuit model of GaAs planar Schottky varactor diode are successfully developed to design and fabricate a monolithic phase shifter, which is based on right-handed nonlinear transmission lines and consists of a coplanar waveguide transmission line and periodically distributed GaAs planar Schottky varactor diode. The distributed-Schottky transmission-line-type phase shifter at a bias voltage greater than 1.5 V presents a continuous 0°–360° differential phase shift over a frequency range from 0 to 33 GHz. It is demonstrated that the minimum insertion loss is about 0.5 dB and that the return loss is less than-10 dB over the frequency band of 0–33 GHz at a reverse bias voltage less than 4.5 V. These excellent characteristics, such as broad differential phase shift, low insertion loss, and return loss, indicate that the proposed phase shifter can entirely be integrated into a phased array radar circuit.     

Nonlinear microwave phase shifter on electromagnetic-spin waves

Nonlinear microwave phase shifter based on a multiferroic structure consisting of layers of iron-yttrium garnet and barium—strontium titanate is studied experimentally. The structure is a waveguide for nonlinear electromagnetic-spin waves. The triple control over phase shift of electromagnetic-spin waves (namely, by varying the power of the input microwave signal, the magnetic bias field of the structure, and electric displacement field) is demonstrated.     

铁电体移相器高功率微波应用研究

为拓展高功率微波阵列天线的波束扫描范围, 将铁电体移相器引入到高功率微波领域。分析铁电体移相器的工作原理, 并研究其应用于高功率微波领域可能遇到的问题, 利用时域有限差分法对高功率微波在铁电体材料中传播的简单模型进行分析, 研究了微波功率及偏置电场对输出波形的影响, 并进一步分析铁电体移相器应用于高功率微波领域的可行性。结果表明：在不考虑介质损耗的情形下, 选择适当的铁电体材料可以在10 cm内实现L波段180相移, 同时传输效率达到90%以上。     

铁电体移相器高功率微波应用研究

为拓展高功率微波阵列天线的波束扫描范围, 将铁电体移相器引入到高功率微波领域。分析铁电体移相器的工作原理, 并研究其应用于高功率微波领域可能遇到的问题, 利用时域有限差分法对高功率微波在铁电体材料中传播的简单模型进行分析, 研究了微波功率及偏置电场对输出波形的影响, 并进一步分析铁电体移相器应用于高功率微波领域的可行性。结果表明:在不考虑介质损耗的情形下, 选择适当的铁电体材料可以在10 cm内实现L波段180相移, 同时传输效率达到90%以上。     

Demonstration of microwave frequency shifting by use of a highly chirped mode-locked fiber laser

We report an experimental demonstration of a photonic microwave shifter using a highly chirped mode-locked fiber laser. The system is based on dispersive compression or expansion of highly chirped optical pulses that are amplitude modulated by the microwave signal. Using this technique, we demonstrated frequency shifting of a microwave signal from 10 GHz down to 5 GHz and up to 25 GHz.     

同轴插板式相移器数值模拟与实验研究

根据同轴插板式相移器的基本工作原理,对该相移器进行了数值模拟与优化设计,并重点研究了其结构工艺和相移控制方式。在此基础上研制了一个中心频率为4.1 GHz的相移器模型,并通过矢量网络分析仪进行了实验测量。测量结果表明：在4.0～4.2 GHz的频带范围内,该相移器可实现90°的相移量,相移量化精度为1°,相移精度为±１０°,相移器插损1.5 dB。     

同轴插板式相移器数值模拟与实验研究

 根据同轴插板式相移器的基本工作原理,对该相移器进行了数值模拟与优化设计,并重点研究了其结构工艺和相移控制方式。在此基础上研制了一个中心频率为4.1 GHz的相移器模型,并通过矢量网络分析仪进行了实验测量。测量结果表明：在4.0～4.2 GHz的频带范围内,该相移器可实现90°的相移量,相移量化精度为1°,相移精度为±１０°,相移器插损1.5 dB。     

Microwave Photonic Phase Shifter Based on an Integrated Dual-polarization Dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder Modulator without Optical Filter

ABSTRACT

A frequency-doubled microwave photonic phase shifter (MPPS) without optical filter is proposed. The MPPS is based on an integrated dual-polarization dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator (DP-DPMZM) and a polarization modulator (PolM). The DP-DPMZM with a 90° polarization rotator in one arm is used to generate an optical carrier suppressed double sideband (OCS-DSB) signal with orthogonal polarization, and the PolM with two modes opposite phase modulation is used to introduce the optical phase shift between the two orthogonally polarized tones. Simulations show that the MPPS can realize a continuously tunable phase shift of 360° with only one DC bias voltage, and is not sensitive to the optical carrier wavelength and microwave signal frequency since no optical filter is used.     

Fast quasi-optical phase shifter based on the effect of induced photo conductivity in silicon

We study, both numerically and experimentally, a microwave commutator (phase shifter), whose active element comprises a metal plane mirror with a semiconductor plate on it. Phase shifting of the reflected microwave beam is attained by creating a conducting layer in the semiconductor by a laser with quantum energy approximately equal to the forbidden band width. Using a disk of high-purity silicon and a titatnium-sapphire pulsed laser, we study experimentally a 180° phase shifter operated with a Gaussian wave beam at a frequency of 30 GHz. Efficient phase shifting of the wave beam over a time of several nanoseconds is shown at a low power level.     

一种新型高功率微波相移器

研究了一种新型高功率微波相移器同轴插板式相移器,其设计思想为：在同轴波导内插入金属导体板,将同轴波导分为几个扇形截面波导,由于扇形截面波导中传输的TE11模相速度与同轴TEM模的相速度不同,通过改变插入金属板的长度就可以实现相移的调节。设计了中心频率为4 GHz的同轴插板式相移器,并进行了数值模拟验证。结果表明：当相移器同轴波导内半径为2.0 cm,外半径为4.5 cm,相移器总长度为50 cm时,可实现的最大相移量为360°,在3.9~4.1 GHz频率范围内相移器的插入损耗低于0.1 dB。     

一种新型高功率微波相移器

 研究了一种新型高功率微波相移器同轴插板式相移器,其设计思想为：在同轴波导内插入金属导体板,将同轴波导分为几个扇形截面波导,由于扇形截面波导中传输的TE₁₁模相速度与同轴TEM模的相速度不同,通过改变插入金属板的长度就可以实现相移的调节。设计了中心频率为4 GHz的同轴插板式相移器,并进行了数值模拟验证。结果表明：当相移器同轴波导内半径为2.0 cm,外半径为4.5 cm,相移器总长度为50 cm时,可实现的最大相移量为360°,在3.9~4.1 GHz频率范围内相移器的插入损耗低于0.1 dB。     

基于光纤的新型矢量和微波光子移相器

针对相控阵天线中基于光纤的微波光子移相器原理进行研究,并在此基础上设计了新型方案,通过引入可调分光器和保偏光纤来精确控制相移,降低了移相器的复杂性和相干干涉损耗,增强了移相器的可控性。研究了分光系数和频率对信号相位和幅度的影响,实现了超过140的移相,并可通过功率放大器来补偿信号幅度损失     

基于SOI非对称马赫曾德尔结构的集成矢量和微波光子移相器

设计和分析了一种基于SOI（绝缘体上的硅）脊型波导非对称马赫曾德尔结构的集成矢量和微波光子移相器。对于10 GHz的微波信号,设定非对称两臂的长度差为3 983μm时,其相应的时间延迟约为47 ps。分别在两臂上集成了一个热光可调谐可变光衰减器用于光学调谐,当衰减单元的折射率在0～6×10-3变化时,实现了10 GHz微波信号在0～180°的相位调谐。该器件尺寸小、结构紧凑,易于实现片上集成,在光控相控阵雷达中很有应用前景。     

高功率微波相控阵天线伺服系统的设计与实现

在某高功率微波系统中,通过控制多路移相器的位置,来达到对微波波束的精确控制。在伺服控制系统的设计中,为了解决强电磁场对伺服系统的干扰与破坏,在设计时从控制系统方案设计、系统组成、移相器单元设计、位置传感器设计、位置环路设计、电路板设计、机箱设计、传输线缆等方面进行严格的针对性设计与处理。设计过程中,对关键器件与部件进行现场试验进行方案验证与选择。最终,在高功率微波系统对目标进行连续辐射的实测中,工作稳定可靠,控制系统对多路移相器的定位精度达到0.1 mm,达到了预期的效果。     

基于注入半导体激光器的微波副载波相位调制信号产生

光载无线技术是解决终端超宽带无线通信的重要方法,光信号与微波/毫米波信号的融合处理技术在光-无线的数据格式转换中至关重要.提出了一种基于相位调制信号光注入Fabry-Perot型半导体激光器实现微波副载波相位调制信号产生的方法.光学注入半导体激光器的输出光场会产生一周期(P1)振荡效应, P1振荡产生的边带实现了相位调制信号光的调制分量的放大,被放大的调制分量与注入光载波在激光器腔内拍频形成微波副载波.注入光相位的变化导致新产生的微波副载波相位变化, 实现了注入信号光相位信息转化为微波副载波相位信息.本系统完成1.3 Gb/s, 2.7 Gb/s, 2 Gb/s光相位调制信号到微波副载波相位调制信号的转换,并测量了微波的单边带相位噪声. 通过光电转换和电域混频将还原出的光基带信号与原信号进行逻辑对比,证明了数据信息转换的正确性.     

一种高功率微波金属片波导移相器设计与特性分析

设计了一种高功率微波矩形波导移相器,在矩形波导中平行于电场放置金属片,沿波导宽边移动金属片,实现波导内的可变相移。通过优化设计波导和金属片的结构尺寸可实现0~360°相移,通过优化设计金属片过渡匹配结构可实现较低的插损。设计波导内为全金属结构,不存在介质材料,采用真空绝缘可以承受较高的功率传输。设计了中心频率为9.4GHz的金属片波导移相器,移相器最大插损小于0.2dB,功率容量设计达到64 MW。实验测试,移相器最大插损小于0.5dB,相频曲线呈线性关系。     

一种高功率微波金属片波导移相器设计与特性分析

设计了一种高功率微波矩形波导移相器,在矩形波导中平行于电场放置金属片,沿波导宽边移动金属片,实现波导内的可变相移。通过优化设计波导和金属片的结构尺寸可实现0～360相移,通过优化设计金属片过渡匹配结构可实现较低的插损。设计波导内为全金属结构,不存在介质材料,采用真空绝缘可以承受较高的功率传输。设计了中心频率为9.4 GHz的金属片波导移相器,移相器最大插损小于0.2 dB,功率容量设计达到64 MW。实验测试,移相器最大插损小于0.5 dB,相频曲线呈线性关系。