DocumentCode :
3164492
Title :
Microwave Generation by Optical Techniques - A Review
Author :
Madjar, Asher ; Berceli, Tibor
Author_Institution :
Dept. of ECE, Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA
fYear :
2006
fDate :
10-15 Sept. 2006
Firstpage :
1099
Lastpage :
1102
Abstract :
This paper is a review of several emerging approaches to microwave generation by optical techniques. These approaches are aimed at types of microwave sources and frequencies, which are not well suited to "conventional" methods (transistor oscillators, TED, IMPATT, etc). These areas include mainly very high frequencies (sub-MM and THz) and also very low phase noise sources. For the very high frequencies heterodyne of optical signals is used. For the low phase noise applications, the opto-electronic oscillator is used. These methods are briefly reviewed below
Keywords :
laser mode locking; microwave generation; microwave photonics; phase noise; photodetectors; low phase noise applications; microwave frequencies; microwave generation; microwave photonics; microwave sources; mode locked lasers; optical signals; optical techniques; optoelectronic oscillator; photodetectors; very low phase noise sources; Frequency; Microwave generation; Microwave oscillators; Microwave theory and techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical sensors; Signal generators; microwave photonics; mode locked lasers; optoelectronic oscillator; photo detectors;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2006. 36th European
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-6-0
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/EUMC.2006.281126
Filename :
4058016
Link To Document :
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