Title :
Optical Control of Microwave Phase
Author :
Currie, Marc ; Lou, Janet W. ; Vurgaftman, Igor
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington
Abstract :
The detected phase of a microwave signal modulated on an optical carrier can be modified by driving the photodetector into saturation. We demonstrate a phase change of ~60 degrees at 20 GHz.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical control; photodetectors; frequency 20 GHz; microwave phase; microwave signal modulation; optical carrier; optical control; phase detection; photodetector; Masers; Microwave devices; Optical control; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Phase detection; Phase modulation; Photodetectors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452433
