Simple photonic-assisted radio frequency down-converter based on optoelectronic oscillator

Hongchen Yu; Minghua Chen; Hongbiao Gao; Cheng Lei; Heng Zhang; Sigang Yang; Hongwei Chen; and Shizhong Xie

doi:10.1364/PRJ.2.0000B1

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