An 8-18-GHz all-optical microwave downconverter with channelization

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 49, Issue 10 II, 2001, Pages 1992-1995

  Strutz, S J ^a   Williams, K J ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microwave communication; Microwave frequency conversion; Microwave mixers; Optical filters; Optical frequency conversion

Indexed keywords

CHANNELIZATION; OPTICAL MICROWAVE DOWNCONVERTER;

BAND STRUCTURE; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); HETERODYNING; INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT MODULATORS; MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; PHASE MODULATION;

FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 0035473980     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.954819     Document Type: Article

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