The invention discloses a
microwave photonic image frequency rejection mixing method which comprises the steps of: respectively regulating a
radio frequency signal and a local oscillation
signal which are to be mixed to an optical domain to obtain a light-carrying
radio frequency signal and a light-carrying local oscillation signal; and dividing the light-carrying
radio frequency signal / light-carrying local oscillation signal into four paths, after respectively carrying out phase shifting on the four paths of optical signals by theta 1, theta 2, theta 3 and theta 4, respectively
coupling the obtained optical signals with the light-carrying local oscillation signal / light-carrying
radio frequency signal, then respectively converting the four paths of optical signals obtained after
coupling into electric signals, and finally
coupling the four paths of electric signals together after respectively carrying out phase shifting on the four paths of electric signals by (with reference to the specification) so as to obtain a mixed signal. Theta 1, theta 2, theta 3 and theta 4 for phase shifting meet the relationships that theta 2=theta 1+pi+2pi n1, theta 3=theta 1+pi / 2+2pi n2, and theta 4=theta 1+3pi / 2+2pi n3, wherein ni (i=1, 2, 3) is an integer; and (with reference to the specification) for phase shifting meets the relationship that (with reference to the specification), wherein ki (i=1, 2, 3) is an integer. The invention further discloses a
microwave photonic image frequency rejection mixing device. The
microwave photonic image frequency rejection mixing method and device have the advantages of high flexibility, high conversion efficiency, high
linearity,
high frequency broadband and simultaneous suppression on various strays.