All-Optical Frequency Shifter Based on Stimulated Brillouin Scattering in an Optical Fiber

作者：Chan Erwin H W^*; Minasian Robert A

来源：IEEE Photonics Journal, 2014, 6(2): 6600210.

DOI：10.1109/JPHOT.2014.2312921

• Optical frequency conversion
• optical signal processing
• optical fiber communication
• optoelectronic devices

A new optical frequency shifter that can shift the light frequency in the microwave or millimeter-wave frequency range is presented. It is based on the use of stimulated Brillouin scattering gain and loss spectrums in an optical fiber to suppress one sideband of a double-sideband suppressed carrier modulation signal while amplifying the other sideband. The new optical frequency shifter only involves optical components and is capable of operating over a wide frequency range with low spurious generation and with tunable capabilities. It can be also used as a single-sideband suppressed carrier modulator. Experimental results demonstrate a 20 GHz frequency shift with a 25 dB signal-to-noise ratio and a widely tunable frequency shifting operation.

• 出版日期2014-4