MICROWAVE-FREQUENCY CONVERSION METHODS BY OPTICAL INTERFEROMETER AND PHOTODIODE

Authors
MAURY G HILT A BERCELI T CABON B VILCOT A
Citation
G. Maury et al., MICROWAVE-FREQUENCY CONVERSION METHODS BY OPTICAL INTERFEROMETER AND PHOTODIODE, IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques, 45(8), 1997, pp. 1481-1485
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189480
Volume
45
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Part
2
Pages
1481 - 1485
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9480(1997)45:8<1481:MCMBOI>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Frequency conversion in fiber-optic systems like subcarrier multiplexe d (SCM) systems is now to be used in many applications for both digita l and analog signals, The performance of two different optoelectronic configurations, both used for frequency conversion in the microwave fr equency range, are compared here, In the first case, mixing is achieve d by a Mach-Zehnder (MZ) interferometer, while in the second case, pho todiode mixing is presented, Experimental investigations are presented at the optical wavelength of 1.3 mu m, In both cases, promising resul ts have been achieved.