A Photonics-Based Superheterodyne RF Reception Approach

• Published in: Advances in astronautics science and technology (Online) Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 121 - 131
• Main Authors: Gao, Guangyu, Liang, Qijun, Liu, Ziyu, Peng, Huanfa, Zhao, Qiang, Liu, Naijin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Singapore 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics; Control and Systems Theory; Energy; Engineering; Original Paper; Space Exploration and Astronautics; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics; Optical LO; RF reception; Superheterodyne; Image rejection; IF compensation

A novel photonics-based RF reception approach is proposed as a competitive solution to meet the current challenges of photonics-based approaches and to realize high performances at the same time. The proposed approach adopts the superheterodyne configuration by a combination manner of electronic tec...