Techniques for single sideband suppressed carrier (SSBSC) optical signals that scale to bandwidths over 20 gigahertz
US9020360B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/5165
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus includes an optical source for a single order single-sideband suppressed-carrier optical signal with a bandwidth that scales from over 1 gigaHertz to greater than 20 gigaHertz. In an example embodiment, an apparatus includes a stable laser source configured to output an optical carrier signal at a carrier frequency. The apparatus includes a radio frequency electrical source configured to output an electrical radio frequency signal with a radio frequency bandwidth less than one octave. The apparatus also includes an optical modulator configured to output an optical signal with the optical carrier signal modulated by the radio frequency signal in a plurality of orders of optical frequency sidebands. The apparatus further includes an optical filter configured to pass one single order optical frequency sideband of the optical signal.
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