Patent ID: 8666253

Claim:
A radio frequency photonic transceiver, comprising: a radio frequency receiver comprising: an input configured to receive a first radio frequency signal; and a first electro-optically active modulator configured to convert the first radio frequency signal into an optical frequency signal, wherein the first electro-optically active modulator includes a first microdisk; a radio frequency photonic transmitter comprising: a second electro-optically active modulator configured to convert a laser signal into a modified optical frequency signal, wherein the second electro-optically active modulator includes a second microdisk; and an optical detector configured to convert the modified optical frequency signal into a second radio frequency signal that, in operation, provides a reference signal to the first microdisk of the radio frequency receiver, a feedback signal to the second microdisk of the radio frequency photonic transmitter, and an output signal at an antenna; and a switch between the input of the radio frequency receiver and an output of the radio frequency photonic transmitter.