• DocumentCode
    3293545
  • Title

    Linear microwave downconverting RF-to-bits link

  • Author

    Clark, Thomas R., Jr. ; Dennis, Michael L.

  • Author_Institution
    Appl. Phys. Lab., EO/IR Syst. & Technol. Group, JHU, Laurel, MD
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    Sept. 9 2008-Oct. 3 2008
  • Firstpage
    12
  • Lastpage
    14
  • Abstract
    We present a RF digital receiver offering fiber optic transport of microwave signals and the linear conversion of the information band to the digital domain with high resolution. The architecture utilizes linear wideband electro-optic phase encoding, quadrature detection/downconversion and digital signal processing to achieve unprecedented linearity. Applications, results, technology comparisons and directions for future work will be discussed.
  • Keywords
    microwave receivers; radio receivers; RF digital receiver; RF-to-bits link; digital signal processing; fiber optic transport; linear microwave downconverting; linear wideband electro-optic phase encoding; microwave signals; Digital signal processing; Encoding; Linearity; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; Phase detection; RF signals; Radio frequency; Signal resolution; Wideband;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave photonics, 2008. jointly held with the 2008 asia-pacific microwave photonics conference. mwp/apmp 2008. international topical meeting on
  • Conference_Location
    Gold Coast, Qld
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2168-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2169-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWP.2008.4666622
  • Filename
    4666622