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
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