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Analog photonic down-conversion links have been widely used in radar, electronic warfare, and satellite communication systems. Aiming at the optimization demands of the link performance, we demonstrate and experimentally verify… Click to show full abstract
Analog photonic down-conversion links have been widely used in radar, electronic warfare, and satellite communication systems. Aiming at the optimization demands of the link performance, we demonstrate and experimentally verify a Ku-band photonic down-conversion link based on coherent in-phase/quadrature (I/Q) image rejection and digital nonlinear compensation. The image-rejection ratio at 17.5 GHz is measured to be 47 dB. After digital processing, the image intermodulation distortions (MMD) and the intermodulation distortions (IMD3) are suppressed by 18.1 dB and 10.9 dB, respectively. The corresponding spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) reaches 108.83 dB·Hz2/3.
Journal Title: Optics express
Year Published: 2022
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