Characterization of optomechanical rf frequency mixing/down-conversion and its application in photonic rf receivers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 309-317

  Liu, Fenfei ^a   Hossein Zadeh, Mani ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

optical resonators; Optomechanical oscillation; oscillators; RF Frequency conversion; RF Photonics

Indexed keywords

DOWN CONVERTERS; FREQUENCY MIXING; ITS APPLICATIONS; OPTOMECHANICAL; RADIATION PRESSURE; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RF-PHOTONICS; WAVELENGTH DETUNING;

MIXING; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); RADIO RECEIVERS;

RADIO WAVES;

EID: 84891497888     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2013.2286329     Document Type: Article

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