Low-Power RF Signal Detection with High Gain Using a Tunable Optoelectronic Oscillator

Xiuyou Han,Xinxin Su,Shuanglin Fu,Yitang Dai,Yiying Gu,Chao Wang,Mingshan Zhao,Yuchen Shao

doi:10.1109/icsidp47821.2019.9172953

Low-Power RF Signal Detection with High Gain Using a Tunable Optoelectronic Oscillator

Xiuyou Han, Xinxin Su + Show 6 more

https://doi.org/10.1109/icsidp47821.2019.9172953

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Publication Date: Dec 1, 2019

Citations: 12

Affiliation: Dalian University, Dalian University of Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, University of Kent

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A novel photonic method for low-power RF signal detection by a tunable optoelectronic oscillator (OEO) based on a dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator (DP-MZM) and a phase-shifted fiber Bragg grating (PS-FBG) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The DP-MZM is utilized to generate the equivalent phase modulation (EPM) signal with partial optical carrier suppression. The EPM is helpful to enhance the gain to the RF signal in the OEO loop. The RF signals from 2 to 18 GHz as low as -87 dBm are detected with a gain of about 10 dB. Compared to normal phase modulation based scheme, the EPM-based system offers 9.1 dB higher gain.

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