简介:Atunablenegativecoefficientband-passmicrowavephotonicfilter(MPF)withimprovedmainlobe-to-sidelobesup-pressionratio(MSSR)byaSagnacinterferometer(SI)isexperimentallydemonstrated.ThenegativecoefficientcharacteristicofMPFisachievedbyusingthephasemodulationtechnology.Thecentralfrequencyoftheband-passMPFistunablecontinuouslybychangingthewavelengthseparationofmulti-wavelengthopticalcarriers.A38-tapnegativecoefficientband-passMPFwhoseMSSRisincreasedbyabout6.371dBisachievedinexperimentbyapodizingthetapcoefficientwiththeSagnacinterferometer.