DocumentCode
1344315
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
Volume
10
Issue
4
fYear
1998
fDate
4/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
594
Lastpage
596
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.662605
Filename
662605
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