Title :
Development of a microwave receiving and transmission system using an optical modulator
Author :
Yamashita, Takayuki ; Haeiwa, Kazuhisa ; Negishi, Toshihiro ; Murasaki, Izuru ; Toba, Yoshikazu ; Onizawa, Masatoshi
Author_Institution :
NHK, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
This article describes the development and construction of an evolutional SHF band signal receiving and transmission system using an optical modulator that operates via a faint signal in the 3.4GHz band. The modulator is a LiNbO3 optical modulator of Mach-Zehnder type, which can be used to modulate a light beam at 1.5 μm with FM signals at 3.4GHz band and a voltage level of 60dBμV from a receiving antenna. Performance was satisfactory.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; microwave antennas; microwave photonics; microwave receivers; optical modulation; receiving antennas; 1.5 micron; 3.4 GHz; FM signals; LiNbO3; Mach-Zehnder type; evolutional SHF band; microwave receiving system; microwave transmission; optical modulator; receiving antenna; Bandwidth; Electrodes; Electrooptic modulators; Frequency modulation; Optical modulation; Optical sensors; Receiving antennas; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2005. ISCAS 2005. IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8834-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2005.1464888
