Title :
Interferer cancellation in coherent optical RF receivers via optical phase modulation
Author :
Adles, Eric J. ; Clark, Thomas R., Jr. ; Dennis, Michael L. ; Karim, Adil M. ; McKenna, Timothy P.
Author_Institution :
Johns Hopkins Univ. Appl. Phys. Lab., Laurel, MD, USA
Abstract :
Cancellation of interfering and resultant distortion signals in a coherent optical down-converting RF receiver is demonstrated. The technique requires no additional signal path hardware, introduces no signal degradation and offers an attractive off-antenna cancellation capability.
Keywords :
interference suppression; optical modulation; optical receivers; phase modulation; radio receivers; coherent optical down-converting RF receiver; interferer cancellation; interfering signals cancellation; off-antenna cancellation; optical phase modulation; resultant distortion signals cancellation; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358570
