Ultra‑Broadband Large‑Span High‑Precision Microwave Photonic Frequency Conversion Method

Xiaolong Zhao; Hua Zhou; Jin Li; Jilin Zheng; Tao Pu; Xin Zhang; Han Zhou; Jiaqi Zhao; Xianshuai Meng; Shuya Liu

doi:10.3788/CJL241311

Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 52, Issue 10, 1009001(2025)

Ultra‑Broadband Large‑Span High‑Precision Microwave Photonic Frequency Conversion Method

Xiaolong Zhao1... Hua Zhou1, Jin Li1,*, Jilin Zheng1, Tao Pu1, Xin Zhang2, Han Zhou1, Jiaqi Zhao1, Xianshuai Meng1 and Shuya Liu1 |Show fewer author(s)

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¹College of Communication Engineering, Army Engineering University of PLA, Nanjing 210001, Jiangsu , China

²College of Information and Communication, National University of Defense Technology, Wuhan 430010, Hubei , China

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Xiaolong Zhao, Hua Zhou, Jin Li, Jilin Zheng, Tao Pu, Xin Zhang, Han Zhou, Jiaqi Zhao, Xianshuai Meng, Shuya Liu. Ultra‑Broadband Large‑Span High‑Precision Microwave Photonic Frequency Conversion Method[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2025, 52(10): 1009001

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