• DocumentCode
    1126747
  • Title

    An optical heterodyne mixer providing image-frequency rejection

  • Author

    Glance, Bernard S.

  • Author_Institution
    AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1986
  • fDate
    11/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1722
  • Lastpage
    1725
  • Abstract
    This paper describes an optical heterodyne mixer which detects a desired signal at frequency f_{LO} \\pm f_{IF} while rejecting interference from any signal at the image frequency f_{LO} \\pm f_{IF} . Implementation of the mixer is relatively simple. Its performance is insensitive to fluctuations in the optical dimensions of the circuit. This mixer is particularly attractive for communication systems using wavelength division multiplex techniques.
  • Keywords
    Heterodyning; Optical mixers; Wavelength-division multiplexing; Circuits; Frequency; Image resolution; Optical mixing; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Polarization; Signal detection; Signal resolution; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JLT.1986.1074675
  • Filename
    1074675
    • Link To Document
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