An Optical Technique for Radio Frequency Interference Mitigation

A new photonics-based approach for interference mitigation utilizing the nonlinear response of optical modulators is described. The technique is analyzed both theoretically and experimentally with excellent agreement. Proof-of-concept experiments demonstrate upward of 78-dB suppression of a large in...

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Published inIEEE photonics technology letters Vol. 27; no. 12; pp. 1333 - 1336
Main Authors Urick, Vincent J., Diehl, John F., Sunderman, Christopher E., McKinney, Jason D., Williams, Keith J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York IEEE 15.06.2015
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Gain
Interference
Interference suppression
Microwave photonics
Optical filters
Optical modulation
Optical receivers
Optical signal processing
Photonics
Radio frequency
Semiconductor device measurement
Wireless communication
Interference suppression
optical modulation
microwave photonics
optical signal processing
wireless communication
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Summary:A new photonics-based approach for interference mitigation utilizing the nonlinear response of optical modulators is described. The technique is analyzed both theoretically and experimentally with excellent agreement. Proof-of-concept experiments demonstrate upward of 78-dB suppression of a large interfering signal, while degrading the response to small signals of interest by only 8 dB.
ISSN:1041-1135
1941-0174
DOI:10.1109/LPT.2015.2421329