RF PHASE-NOISE PERFORMANCE OF A 2-CHANNEL OPTICAL DOWNCONVERTING LINKFOR MICROWAVE PHASE DETECTION

Authors
MATTHEWS PJ BIERNACKI PD ESMAN RD
Citation
Pj. Matthews et al., RF PHASE-NOISE PERFORMANCE OF A 2-CHANNEL OPTICAL DOWNCONVERTING LINKFOR MICROWAVE PHASE DETECTION, IEEE photonics technology letters, 10(4), 1998, pp. 594-596
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE photonics technology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
10411135
Volume
10
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
594 - 596
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(1998)10:4<594:RPPOA2>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The phase-noise performance of a low-noise preamplified two-channel op tical downconverting link is measured for the first time. The downconv erter is capable of operation over a 2-18-GHz bandwidth with a fixed i ntermediate frequency of 160 MHz. Results show that a two-channel conf iguration used as a remote microwave phase detector exhibits performan ce equivalent to a typical microwave mixer.