ALL-OPTICAL NETWORKS AS MICROWAVE AND MILLIMETER-WAVE CIRCUITS

In this work we study the use of optical fiber networks to perform mic rowave processing functions. Theoretical and experimental results are presented in the case of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer network, a Fabr y-Perot network, and a combination of the two previous networks. All o f these networks are realized with single-mode fiber elements. The use of optical scattering parameters and the graphical representation tec hnique was introduced in our model, which greatly simplified the analy sis. A good agreement between modeling and experiment as well as good performances from the microwave point of view are observed.