Title :
RF phase-noise performance of a two-channel optical downconverting link for microwave phase detection
Author :
Matthews, Paul J. ; Biernacki, Paul D. ; Esman, Ronald D.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
4/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The phase-noise performance of a low-noise preamplified two-channel optical downconverting link is measured for the first time. The downconverter is capable of operation over a 2-18-GHz bandwidth with a fixed intermediate frequency of 160 MHz. Results show that a two-channel configuration used as a remote microwave phase detector exhibits performance equivalent to a typical microwave mixer.
Keywords :
microwave links; microwave measurement; microwave mixers; optical fibre networks; optical noise; phase noise; 160 MHz; 2 to 18 GHz; RF phase-noise performance; fixed intermediate frequency; low-noise preamplified two-channel optical downconverting link; microwave mixer; microwave phase detection; remote microwave phase detector; two-channel configuration; two-channel optical downconverting link; Bandwidth; Frequency conversion; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Phase detection; Phase noise; Radio frequency; Receiving antennas; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
