Title :
Photonic downconverting receiver using optical phase modulation
Author :
McKenna, T.P. ; Nanzer, J.A. ; Clark, Thomas R.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Phys. Lab., Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate a Ka-band downconverting receiver using optical phase modulation and an optical heterodyne process that allows for minimal hardware at the receive antenna. 10 Gb/s wireless data transmission using 16-QAM is demonstrated with photonic upconversion at the transmitter and photonic downconversion at the receiver.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical modulation; optical receivers; optical transmitters; phase modulation; quadrature amplitude modulation; receiving antennas; 16-QAM; Ka-band downconverting receiver; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; optical heterodyne process; optical phase modulation; photonic downconversion; photonic downconverting receiver; photonic upconversion; receive antenna; transmitter; wireless data transmission; Adaptive optics; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Photonics; Stimulated emission; Analog systems; microwave photonics; optical fiber communication; optical modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium (IMS), 2014 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Tampa, FL
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2014.6848519
