• DocumentCode
    1497047
  • Title

    Broad-band external modulation fiber-optic links for antenna-remoting applications

  • Author

    Ackerman, Edward I. ; Daryoush, Afshin S.

  • Author_Institution
    Microwave Photonics Device Lab., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • Volume
    45
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    8/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1436
  • Lastpage
    1442
  • Abstract
    We present a 6-12 GHz external modulation fiber-optic link with a spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) of 65.5 dB MHz. This result validates an analytical model for external modulation link performance which we have updated from a previously published model to account for the use of a traveling-wave external modulator. Using the revised model, we compare the expected performance of two different link architectures
  • Keywords
    microwave antennas; millimetre wave antennas; optical fibre communication; optical links; optical modulation; satellite antennas; 6 to 12 GHz; analytical model; antenna-remoting applications; external modulation; fiber-optic links; link architectures; spurious-free dynamic range; traveling-wave external modulator; Electrodes; Frequency; Impedance; Laboratories; Microwave devices; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave technology; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical modulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/22.618449
  • Filename
    618449