Communications system providing photonic conversion and power detection and related methods
US10069568B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2210/006
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communications system may include an optical source configured to generate an optical carrier signal, a first electro-optic (EO) modulator coupled to the optical source and configured to modulate the optical carrier signal based upon a radio frequency (RF) input, and photonic mixers associated with different respective frequencies across a frequency spectrum and coupled to the optical source and the first EO modulator. The system may further include at least one first opto-electronic (OE) detector coupled to the photonic mixers, and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) coupled to the at least one OE detector and configured to generate a digital output signal based upon receiving an RF signal via the RF input.
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