• DocumentCode
    984567
  • Title

    Infra-red homodyne receiver with acousto-optically controlled local oscillator

  • Author

    Scholtz, Arpad L. ; Leeb, W.R. ; Philipp, H.K. ; Bonek, Ernst

  • Author_Institution
    Technische Universitÿt Wien, Institut fÿr Nachrichtentechnik, Wien, Austria
  • Volume
    19
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1983
  • Firstpage
    234
  • Lastpage
    235
  • Abstract
    A homodyne receiver for 10 ¿m radiation has been built, based on the phase-locked-loop principle. Fast frequency control of the local CO2 laser is achieved by an acoustooptic frequency shifter. Demodulation of a 100 Mbit/s phase-modulated input signal has been demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    acousto-optical devices; infrared detectors; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; 10 micron radiation; 100 Mbit/s phase-modulated input signal; IR homodyne receiver; acoustooptic frequency shifter; acoustooptically controlled local oscillator; fast frequency control; local CO2 laser; optical voltage controlled oscillator; phase-locked-loop principle;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19830161
  • Filename
    4247536