Title :
New applications for microwave photonics
Author :
Seeds, A.J. ; Fice, M.J. ; Liu, C.P. ; Ponnampalam, L. ; Pozzi, F. ; Renaud, C.C. ; Rouvalis, E. ; Steed, R.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
A photonic technique for generating high-purity millimetre-wave or terahertz signals based on heterodyne of two phase-locked optical sources is described. Technology requirements and potential applications are discussed.
Keywords :
light sources; microwave photonics; millimetre wave spectra; phase locked loops; terahertz wave spectra; microwave photonics; millimetre-wave signals; phase-locked optical sources; photonic technique; terahertz signals; Bandwidth; Biomedical optical imaging; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Microwave photonics; Optical feedback; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Optical saturation; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343376
