MICROWAVE-OPTICAL MIXING IN LINBO3 MODULATORS

被引:200
作者
GOPALAKRISHNAN, GK
BURNS, WK
BULMER, CH
机构
[1] Maryland Advanced Development Laboratory, at the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375
[2] Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375
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D O I
10.1109/22.260732
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
An investigative study of microwave-optical mixing in different configurations of LiNbO3 Mach-Zehnder interferometric modulators ig presented. In each case, models that describe mixer performance are developed and are shown to be in good agreement with measurements. For antenna remoting applications, a technique to down-convert RF signals is demonstrated by cascading in series a pair of Mach-Zehnder interferometric modulators. In general, it is shown that by virtue of their truly broad-band characteristics, interferometric modulators can also be employed as microwave mixers at frequencies up to 40 GHz.
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页码:2383 / 2391
页数:9
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