This paper proposes a generation scheme for multi-band double-chirp signals using a parallel single-drive Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM) based on external electro-optic modulation technology. This scheme does not require any additional optical filters or polarization controllers, which greatly simplifies the system structure and improves the overall tunability of the system. In this scheme, a radio frequency(RF)signal (11 GHz) is applied to the mzm1 to control the center frequency of the generated dual-chirp signals. This scheme generate optical frequency combs of positive and negative first, third, and fifth orders by controlling the modulation index of the mzm1. Meanwhile, changes in the frequency of the RF signal will not affect the stability of the system, and there is no need to reconfigure the structural parameters of the system. An additional single-chirp signal is applied to the mzm2. Under small-signal modulation, the mzm2 operates in a push-pull state, and the DC bias voltage is the half-wave voltage (Vπ) of the MZM. At this time, positive and negative first-order sidebands can be generated. Finally, the optical sidebands output by the mzm1 and mzm2 are mixed and fed into a photodetector (PD) for beating to generate a multi-band double-chirp signal. The time-bandwidth products of the first-, third-, and fifth-order double-chirp signals generated by this scheme are all twice that of the added single-chirp signal. Among them, the peak sidelobe suppression ratio of the first-order double-chirp signal is 13.82 dB, and the pulse compression ratio is 90.1% of the theoretical upper limit value. The peak sidelobe suppression ratio of the third-order double-chirp signal is 13.98 dB, and the pulse compression ratio is 82.6% of the theoretical upper limit value. The peak sidelobe suppression ratio of the fifth-order double-chirp signal is 13.79 dB, and the pulse compression ratio is 87.7% of the theoretical upper limit value.
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