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ファイバ送信の使用は、スペースと電力が貴重で、環境がより悪い、翼のエッジ、ペリスコープトップ又はUAV(ドローン)において、比較的低電力で単純で小さなアナログシステムを可能にする。要求されたアナログ信号は、その後ファイバを介して、より多くのスペースと電力があり、環境がよりやさしい場所へ運び戻され得る。このアプローチによって、有用性も改善される。さらに、フォトニクスで到達可能な高いQ値は、電子ドメインにおいて現実的でないRFフィルタリング性能を可能にし得る。
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- 処理エレクトロニクスが信号をより正確に解析できるように、フォトニクスを使用して、広帯域幅マイクロ波(RF)信号スペクトルをより低い周波数にダウンコンバートする方法であって、
複数の波長チャネルを並行して提供するステップと、
前記波長を結合するステップと、
前記結合された波長を、変調器を通して通過させるステップと、
受信されたアンテナ信号を、前記変調器を通して通過させるステップと、前記変調器は、前記入力アンテナ信号に関連する特徴を有する信号を出力し、
前記変調器からの前記信号出力をデコンボルートすることによって、出力信号を発生するステップと、
を備える、方法。 - 前記デコンボルートするステップは、
前記出力信号をデジタル信号処理(DSP)手段に入力することと、
興味あるRFアンテナ信号帯域幅全体についての情報が構築され得るように、各光波長入力上で、既知の前記入力信号をダウンコンバートすることによって前記信号を解析することと、
を備える、請求項1に記載の方法。 - 広帯域幅RFアンテナ信号を、より低い周波数にダウンコンバートする装置であって、
複数のラディエーション放出器を備え、前記放出されたラディエーションはWDM送信機手段に入力され、前記WDM送信機手段の出力は変調手段に出力され、前記変調手段は前記RFアンテナ信号を受信し、前記変調手段の前記出力は前記アンテナ信号に関する量でシフトされ、
前記装置は、WDM受信機手段をさらに備え、前記WDM受信機手段は、前記変調器によって出力された前記信号を受信し、前記RFアンテナによって受信された前記RF信号に直接関連する信号をADC手段に出力し、前記ADC手段は前方処理のためにデジタル信号処理手段に信号を出力する、装置。 - 前記WDM送信機手段は、さらなる変調手段と、アレイ導波路回折格子を備える、請求項3に記載の装置。
- 前記変調手段と前記さらなる変調手段は、マッハ・ツェンダー変調手段を備える、請求項3又は4に記載の装置。
- 前記WDM受信手段は、アレイ導波路回折格子と、フォトダイオードアレイを備える、請求項3ないし5のいずれか一項に記載の装置。
- 前記アンテナ手段は、レーダアンテナを備える、請求項3ないし6のいずれか一項に記載の装置。
- 前記ラディエーション放出器は、レーザ放出器を備える、請求項3ないし7のいずれか一項に記載の装置。
- 前記ラディエーション放出器の数は、2から40から選択され得る、請求項3ないし8のいずれか一項に記載の装置。
- 前記信号処理は、フォトニクスによって実行される、請求項3ないし9のいずれか一項に記載の装置。
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