DocumentCode
1134538
Title
System characteristics of direct modulated and externally modulated RF fiber-optic links
Author
Stephens, W.E. ; Joseph, T.R.
Author_Institution
David Sarnoff Research Center, Princeton, NJ, USA
Volume
5
Issue
3
fYear
1987
fDate
3/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
380
Lastpage
387
Abstract
RF fiber-optic links have numerous applications to microwave systems. To fully exploit their usefulness, and RF system designer must understand their properties in terms of the performance parameters that are used to describe the terminal properties of other RF components such as loss, signal-to-noise, linearity, and dynamics. This review paper details the performance of direct and external modulation fiber-optic links in terms of those parameters. Specific examples of a 4.1-4.7 GHz direct modulation link and a 2.0-12.0 GHz external modulation link are used.
Keywords
Microwave modulation/demodulation; Optical fiber communication; Optical modulation/demodulation; Bandwidth; Coaxial cables; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Propagation losses; Radio frequency;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.1987.1075509
Filename
1075509
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