Title :
New optical modulation schemes applied to local oscillator distribution in radar systems
Author :
Breuil, N. ; Dispenza, M. ; Morvan, Loic ; Fiorello, A.M. ; Tonda, S. ; Dolfi, D. ; Varasi, M. ; Chazelas, J.
Author_Institution :
Thales Photonics Lab., Thales Airborne Syst., Elancourt, France
Abstract :
An original heterodyne modulation scheme is presented for generating tunable local oscillator signals. A dual-frequency laser has been cascaded with a frequency shifters to down or up convert RF signals in the range 0.2-32 GHz.
Keywords :
integrated optics; microwave oscillators; microwave photonics; optical frequency conversion; optical modulation; optical radar; optical tuning; 0.2 to 32 GHz; RF signals; dual-frequency laser; frequency shifters; heterodyne modulation scheme; local oscillator distribution; optical modulation; radar systems; tunable local oscillator signals; Frequency; Laser noise; Laser radar; Laser tuning; Local oscillators; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical sensors; Phase noise;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2004. MWP'04. 2004 IEEE International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8491-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2004.1396851
