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Comparison of optical–microwave mixing techniques and demonstration with an unbalanced Mach–Zehnder interferometer
Author(s) -
Maury G.,
Cabon B.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2760(20000605)25:5<338::aid-mop14>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - microwave , interferometry , astronomical interferometer , mach–zehnder interferometer , bandwidth (computing) , fabrication , materials science , optics , mixing (physics) , optoelectronics , physics , engineering , telecommunications , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , quantum mechanics
The generation of optical–microwave mixing by FM/IM conversion is investigated by using three types of interferometers. The performances obtained with the different components are compared in terms of stability, frequency bandwidth, and conversion loss. Experimental results are finally reported with an UMZ integrated on a glass substrate, which is a low‐cost device of easy fabrication. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 25: 338–343, 2000.