Photonic RF Receiver Front-End Architectures for Satcom Payloads

Metodi Belchovski; Benoit Benazet; Michel Sotom; Simon Rommel

doi:10.1109/MWP62612.2024.10736282

Photonic RF Receiver Front-End Architectures for Satcom Payloads

Metodi Belchovski
, Benoit Benazet
, Michel Sotom
, Simon Rommel

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

4 Citations (Scopus)

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Abstract

In this paper, six photonic RF front-end frequency mixer architectures are compared in terms of functional performance in order to find the best downconversion scheme for a satellite receiver. We present in particular the RF gain and noise figure performance and investigate the impact of the half-wave voltage of the intensity and phase modulators. Additionally, the main advantages of having a photonic RF front-end in the satellite receive section are discussed. Finally, we analyze the system complexities and offer recommendations for implementing a photonic RF front-end.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2024 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, MWP 2024
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	979-8-3503-7539-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MWP62612.2024.10736282
Publication status	Published - 4 Nov 2024
Event	2024 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, MWP 2024 - Pisa, Italy Duration: 17 Sept 2024 → 20 Sept 2024

Conference

Conference	2024 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, MWP 2024
Abbreviated title	MWP 2024
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Pisa
Period	17/09/24 → 20/09/24

Funding

This work was partially funded by the European Union under project ANTERRA (GA no. 101072363) HORIZON-MSCA-2021-DN-01.

Keywords

Satellite communications
RF front-end
Microwave-photonics systems
Frequency conversion
microwave-photonics systems
frequency down conversion

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Belchovski, M, Benazet, B, Sotom, M & Rommel, S 2024, Photonic RF Receiver Front-End Architectures for Satcom Payloads. in 2024 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, MWP 2024., 10736282, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2024 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, MWP 2024, Pisa, Italy, 17/09/24. https://doi.org/10.1109/MWP62612.2024.10736282

Photonic RF Receiver Front-End Architectures for Satcom Payloads. / Belchovski, Metodi; Benazet, Benoit; Sotom, Michel et al.
2024 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, MWP 2024. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2024. 10736282.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Photonic RF Receiver Front-End Architectures for Satcom Payloads

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