STUDY OF THE OPERATION OF A MICROWAVE SIGNAL CONVERTER BASED ON A FIBER ELECTRO-OPTICAL INTENSITY MODULATOR
V.M. Vladimirov1, M.Yu. Reushev1,2, K.A. Drevin3, A.A. Semenkova4
1Federal Research Center Krasnoyarsk Science Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, Russia 2Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia 3NPF Electron LLC, Krasnoyarsk, Russia 4Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Keywords: microwave signal conversion, electro-optical modulator, difference frequency generation
Abstract
The characteristics of a fiber electro-optical intensity modulator in the mode of conversion of microwave signals are investigated. The optimal conditions for efficient generation of the difference frequency of mixed signals at the modulator output are determined.
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