Optoelectronic oscillator system with low phase noise based on a microwave multiplexor: evaluation of construction possibilities

The paper is dedicated to the current issue of microwave photonics: the development of optoelectronic oscillators for ultra-high frequency signals. The interest in creating such oscillators is largely driven by the possibility of obtaining signals with low levels of phase noise. The use of multiplexers as fi lters in optoelectronic oscillators opens up new possibilities in building optoelectronic systems for generating ultra-high frequency signals at different frequencies. This implementation of the optoelectronic generator allows for discrete regulation of the frequency of the generated signal, or generating the signal simultaneously at multiple specifi ed frequencies. In the investigated system, phase noises were measured: less than 100 dBc/Hz at 1 kHz offset from the carrier frequency and less than 130 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset from the carrier frequency. The obtained results confirm the potential use of multiplexers as bandpass filters, which is important for the development and optimization of optoelectronic oscillators

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