A Multiband Transparent Transponder Based on Reconfigurable Optical Frequency Combs for Cross Connection of Intersatellite and Satellite Ground
In this paper, a parallel multiband frequency-conversion scheme for satellite applications based on a single optical frequency comb is proposed, and a reconfigurable satellite transponder is designed for future multiband broadband satellites. In addition, we establish a test system of onboard multib...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IEEE
2018-01-01
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| Series: | IEEE Photonics Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8470154/ |
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| Summary: | In this paper, a parallel multiband frequency-conversion scheme for satellite applications based on a single optical frequency comb is proposed, and a reconfigurable satellite transponder is designed for future multiband broadband satellites. In addition, we establish a test system of onboard multiband frequency-conversion on the strength of microwave photonics and, a proof-of-concept experiment is demonstrated in which a Ka-band signal is converted to other satellite frequency bands. The experimental results reveal our system feasibility, and the bit error rate of recovered baseband data is less than 10<sup>–9</sup>. Moreover, the optical frequency combs can be reconfigured by adjusting the parameters of the local oscillator and optical modulator. |
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| ISSN: | 1943-0655 |