The invention discloses a
microwave photon mixer based on optical add-drop filtering and photoelectric oscillation. The
microwave photon mixer comprises a
laser, an optical modulation and filtering
processing chip, a photoelectric detection unit and a
microwave amplifier. Wherein a first
optical coupler, a first phase modulator, a second phase modulator, a narrow-band flat-top
optical filter, an optical add-drop filter and a second
optical coupler are arranged in the optical modulation and filtering
processing chip; the photoelectric detection unit comprises a balance
detector and a photoelectric
detector. The
laser outputs optical carriers and is connected with the optical modulation and filtering
processing chip to complete
radio frequency modulation, local oscillation modulation and
sideband selection; wherein the straight-through end of the optical add-drop filter is coupled with the photoelectric
detector, then is connected with the microwave
amplifier, and then is loaded to the
radio frequency input port of the second phase modulator, so that photoelectric oscillation is realized, and a local oscillation
signal is generated; and an optical
signal output by the second
optical coupler is coupled with the balance detector to obtain a required
frequency mixing signal. According to the design, an external electric
local oscillator source is not needed, the structure is simplified, and the
advantage of full integration is achieved.