Title :
Photonic ultra-wideband software-defined RF receiver for electronic spectrum measurements
Author :
Onori, D. ; Laghezza, F. ; Ghelfi, P. ; Pinna, Sergio ; Scotti, F. ; Serafino, G. ; Bogoni, Antonella
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
The architecture of an innovative photonic assisted RF receiver for simultaneously filter, down-convert, and digitize received signals is presented. It allows the reception and analysis of RF signals up the mm-waves.
Keywords :
microwave filters; microwave frequency convertors; microwave photonics; radio receivers; software radio; RF signals; electronic spectrum measurements; mm-waves; photonic assisted RF receiver; photonic ultrawideband software-defined RF receiver; simultaneous filter; Microwave filters; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Photonics; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Th4H.3
