The present application relates to the field of
microwave photonics, and more particularly to a high
linearity microwave photonics down-conversion receiving
system based on an
optoelectronic oscillator. The
system comprises a
laser, a first phase modulator, a first
optical amplifier, a phase-shifted Bragg
grating, a first
photodetector, a second phase modulator, an
optical filter, a second
optical amplifier, and a second
photodetector. The frequency of the
local oscillator signal generated by the first
photodetector can be tuned by changing the frequency of the
laser, thereby effectively realizing the tuning of the down-converted
signal output by the second photodetector. By adjusting the
gain value of the first
optical amplifier, the amplitude of the
local oscillator spectral
harmonic in the output optical
signal of the first phase modulator is a specific value, thereby realizing the suppression of the third-order
intermodulation distortion in the output signal, and further improving the spurious-free
dynamic range of the entire down-conversion receiving
system. The system has
reconfigurability and high
linearity, and can play a technical value in the field of
radar and communication applications.