Affiliation of Author(s):电子信息工程学院

Journal:OPTICS EXPRESS

Key Words:MIXER RECEIVER I/Q

Abstract:Conventional image-reject mixing based on Hartley and Weaver architectures cannot deal with the mixing spurs generated by the nonlinearity of the mixer, leading to a fundamental restriction on the instantaneous bandwidth and frequency tuning range. This paper proposes and demonstrates a new architecture for broadband image-reject mixing enabled uniquely by photonics. The RF signal and the electrical LO signal are converted into the optical domain and are then launched into the signal and LO ports of a 90-degree optical hybrid, respectively. The optical hybrid coupler introduces 0, pi, pi/2 and 3 pi/2 phase shifts to the input signals, so a new dimension for additional balanced detection is enabled, which can dramatically remove the undesirable mixing spurs and the common-mode noises. As a result, the proposed architecture suppresses the downconverted image and the nonlinear mixing spurs simultaneously, enabling a truly wideband microwave frequency mixer. A theoretical and experimental investigation is performed. More than 60-dB image rejection and mixing spur suppression is achieved over a 40-GHz working frequency range. (C) 2018 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement

ISSN No.:1094-4087

Translation or Not:no

Date of Publication:2018-10-15

Co-author:Chen, Wenjuan,Shilong PAN

Correspondence Author:朱丹