This unique new resource presents applications of modern RF photonic systems that use RF photonic components for commonly used signal processing systems. This book provides insight into how a variety of systems work together, including RF down conversion, analog to digital conversion, RF oscillators, and frequency identification. A comparison of analog versus digital systems is presented. Readers find in-depth coverage of analog delay lines using RF photonics, various system architectures, and details about RF photonic component performance. Signal processing utilizing RF photonics and the need for down conversion is discussed. The many advancements in analog delay line performance are explained, including those in photodetector, optical fibers, and optical and amplifier modulators.
Author(s): Preetpaul Singh Devgan
Series: Artech House Applied Photonics Series
Publisher: Artech House
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 212
1 Introduction to Applications of Modern RF Photonics
1.1 A Brief Overview of RF Photonic History
1.2 RF Photonic Advantages
1.3 Analog versus Digital Photonics
1.4 Current Needs for RF Photonics
1.5 Conclusion
2 Analog Delay Lines
2.1 Different Examples of Analog Delay Lines Using RF Photonics
2.2 Definitions of RF Metrics
2.3 Different Architectures of RF Photonic Delay Lines
2.4 RF Photonic Component Performance
2.5 Conclusion
3 Advancements in Analog Delay Line Performance
3.1 Performance Improvement Through the Photonic Components
3.2 Improvements in the Photodetector
3.3 Improvements in the Optical Fiber
3.4 Improvements in the Optical Amplifier
3.5.1 Off-Quadrature Biasing of the Optical Modulator
3.5.2 Low Biasing of the Optical Modulator with Dual Wavelengths
3.5.3 Cancelation of Dispersion Induced Second Harmonics by Using Dual Wavelengths
3.5.4 Single Sideband Modulation
3.5.5 Single Sideband Modulation to Cancel Photodetector Nonlinearities
4.1 Need for Oscillators
4.2 Phase Noise and Timing Jitter
4.3 Optoelectronic Oscillator
4.3.1 Multiloop OEO
4.3.2 OEO with All-Photonic Gain
4.3.3 Clock Synchronization Using an OEO
4.4 Oscillators Based on Two Laser Sources
5.1 Need for Signal Separation
5.2 Using RF Photonics for Separation of Signals
5.3 Finite Impulse Response Filters Using RF Photonics
5.4 Isolation of RF Signals Along a Common Path
6 Signal Identification Utilizing RF Photonics
6.1 Need for Signal Identification
6.2 Using RF Photonics for Spectrum Analysis
6.3 Using Photonics Filters for Instantaneous Frequency Measurement
6.4 Using Dispersion for Instantaneous Frequency Measurement
6.5 Combinations of Different Methods for Frequency Measurement
6.6 Using FIR and IIR Filters for Instantaneous Frequency Measurement
6.7 Frequency Measurement with Multimode Photonic Systems
6.8 RF Frequency Identification Using Optical Injection Locking
7 Signal Processing Utilizing RF Photonics
7.1 Need for Downconversion
7.2 Using RF Photonics for Downconversion
7.3 Advancements in RF Photonic Downconverters
7.4 RF Photonic Analog-to-Digital Conversion
7.5 RF Photonics Sampling Combined with Electronic Quantization
7.6 Photonics Sampling and Quantization
7.7 Arbitrary-Transmit Waveform Generation Using RF Photonics
7.8 Conclusion
8 Advancements in Integrated RF Photonics
8.1 Integrated Photonic Fundamentals
8.2 IPCs
8.3 Applications of IPCs to RF Photonics
8.4 Other Applications in IPCs
8.5 Further Work in IPCs for Analog Applications
9 Conclusions
9.1 A Brief Review of RF Photonics
9.2 Discrete-Based RF Photonic Subsystems
9.3 Alternative Systems Using RF Photonics
9.4 Future Work in RF Photonics
