• DocumentCode
    1520499
  • Title

    20 GHz optical analog link using an external modulator

  • Author

    Betts, G.E. ; Cox, C.H., III ; Ray, K.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1990
  • Firstpage
    923
  • Lastpage
    925
  • Abstract
    Reported is an experimental fiber-optic analog link with an electrical insertion loss of 34 dB at 20 GHz, a noise figure of 41 dB, and an intermodulation-free dynamic range of 108 dB/Hz/sup 2/3/. The link uses a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser, a bandpass integrated-optical intensity modulator, and a p-i-n detector; it contains no amplifiers.<>
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical links; optical losses; optical modulation; p-i-n diodes; photodiodes; 20 GHz; 34 dB; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; bandpass integrated-optical intensity modulator; diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser; electrical insertion loss; external modulator; fiber-optic analog link; intermodulation-free dynamic range; noise figure; optical analog link; p-i-n detector; Dynamic range; Fiber lasers; Insertion loss; Intensity modulation; Laser noise; Noise figure; Optical fiber losses; Optical modulation; Optical noise; P-i-n diodes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.62031
  • Filename
    62031