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
fDate :
8/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
