Examines what the author contends are the "cultural differences" most frequently noted between digital and RF electronics. I have recently encountered another cultural conflict in the technological zone of optical communications— more specifically, the process of “detecting” an optical signal to obtain a microwave output. This is a world where the “RF” is light, and “intermediate frequency” (IF) is gigahertz. Despite having the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum chart and Maxwell‘s equations rammed down my throat from a relatively early age, I have always been fascinated by the “gap” that exists between where microwaves give way to light waves. It is an enormous gap, an unexplored EM ocean, comprising maybe about five orders of magnitude of wavelength.

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文化干扰[微波字节]

检查作者认为数字和RF电子产品之间最常注意到的“文化差异”。我最近在光通信技术领域遇到了另一个文化冲突-更具体地说，是“检测”光信号以获得微波输出的过程。在这个世界中，“ RF”是轻的，“中频”（IF）是千兆赫。尽管有电磁（EM）谱图和麦克斯韦方程式从很小的时候就开始影响我的喉咙，但我始终着迷于微波让位于光波之间的“间隙”。这是一个巨大的鸿沟，一个未开发的EM海洋，可能包含大约五个数量级的波长。