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Infra-red homodyne receiver with acousto-optically controlled local oscillator

Arpad L. Scholtz, Walter R. Leeb, Heinz K. Philipp, Ernst Bonek

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A homodyne receiver for 10 μm radiation has been built, based on the phase-locked-loop principle. Fast frequency control of the local CO2 laser is achieved by an acoustooptic frequency shifter. Demodulation of a 100 Mbit/s phase-modulated input signal has been demonstrated.

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A homodyne receiver for 10 μm radiation has been built, based on the phase-locked-loop principle. Fast frequency control of the local CO2 laser is achieved by an acoustooptic frequency shifter. Demodulation of a 100 Mbit/s phase-modulated input signal has been demonstrated.

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A homodyne receiver for 10 μm radiation has been built, based on the phase-locked-loop principle. Fast frequency control of the local CO2 laser is achieved by an acoustooptic frequency shifter. Demodulation of a 100 Mbit/s phase-modulated input signal has been demonstrated.

Key concepts: Direct-conversion receiver, Local oscillator, Demodulation, Homodyne detection, Optics, SIGNAL (programming language), Physics, Radiation

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