Fiber-optic microwave transmission using harmonic laser mixing, optoelectronic mixing, and optically pumped mixing

Author

Ogawa, Hiroyo ; Kamiya, Yoshiaki

Author_Institution

ATR Opt. & Radio Commun. Res. Lab., Kyoto, Japan

Volume

39

Issue

12

fYear

1991

fDate

12/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2045

Lastpage

2051

Abstract

Three fiber-optical link configurations are proposed for use in microwave and millimeter-wave signal transmission. Harmonic laser mixing, optoelectronic mixing and optically pumped mixing are successfully utilized to achieve high carrier frequencies in fiber-optic links. The performance of harmonic laser diode mixers is experimentally investigated in the X-band. The p-i-n photodiode is used as an optoelectronic microwave mixer and an optically pumped microwave mixer, and the microwave characteristics of these mixers are demonstrated. These three fiber-optic link configurations show promise in transmitting microwave and millimeter-wave frequencies

Keywords

carrier communication; microwave links; mixers (circuits); optical links; X-band; carrier frequencies; fiber-optical link configurations; harmonic laser mixing; laser diode mixers; microwave mixer; microwave transmission; millimeter-wave signal transmission; optical fibre links; optically pumped mixing; optoelectronic mixing; p-i-n photodiode; Diode lasers; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Masers; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Optical network units; Optical pumping; Optical receivers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.106544

Filename

106544