Optical Heterodyne Detection - Contrast To Conventional Radio Frequency (RF) Heterodyne Detection

Contrast To Conventional Radio Frequency (RF) Heterodyne Detection

It is instructive to contrast the practical aspects of optical band detection to radio frequency (RF) band heterodyne detection.

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