Abstract

A novel method to detect a low-power radio-frequency (RF) signal with ultra-wide frequency range based on an optically injected optoelectronic oscillator (OEO) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The optical injection to a distributed feedback (DFB) laser has the advantages of amplifying one sideband of the modulated optical signal selectively and a wide tunable frequency range. The detection upper range that reaches up to 26 GHz and can be improved theoretically. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the widest detection range based on an OEO. At the same time, the detection characteristics are good. The sensitivity of the system is −92 dBm and the maximum gain is 12.18 dB at 15.047 GHz. Considering the real application of the detection system, the properties such as dynamic range and performance for detecting a modulated RF signal are also investigated.

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