DocumentCode
1888405
Title
Sensing ultra-low-power radio signals by photonic analog-to-digital conversion
Author
Llorente, Roberto ; Morant, Maria ; Puche, José ; Romme, Jac ; Alves, Tiago
Author_Institution
Nanophotonics Technol. Center, Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
fYear
2009
fDate
20-24 Sept. 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A time-stretched photonic analog-to-digital converter with optical amplification is proposed to sense ultra-low power signals for cognitive radio applications. Experimental results show that -65 dBm RF carrier can be monitored with 20.84 dB signal-to-noise ratio.
Keywords
analogue-digital conversion; cognitive radio; microwave photonics; radio receivers; cognitive radio; photonic analog-to-digital conversion; radio sensing; signal-to-noise ratio; ultralow power signals; Analog-digital conversion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location
Vienna
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-5096-1
Type
conf
Filename
5287297
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