A Frequency Hopping Communication System Using Directly Modulated Laser Based Optical Heterodyne Technique

Abstract

This paper proposes a Frequency Hopping (FH) communication system with a novel frequency synthesis method. Considering that the existing frequency synthesis methods are inevitably limited by the electronic device bandwidth, a combination of directly modulated laser (DML) and optical heterodyne technique is proposed as a hopping frequency source. The principle of the method is presented and a dual frequency hopping system in E band is carried out through simulation to verified the feasibility of the proposed method. This frequency synthesis method supports high radio frequency, ultra-wideband and high hopping speed.