Title :
Techniques and applications of analog fiber optic links
Author :
Cox, Charles H., III
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
Analog fiber-optic links have a number of design challenges that are not found in their more popular digital link counterparts. This article begins with a brief introduction to the field, then concentrates on the principles and experimental state of the art for both directly and externally modulated links. The utility of these links is then demonstrated by applications in cable television distribution, cellular telephone and phased array antennas
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; cable television; cellular radio; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; telephony; analog fiber optic links; cable television distribution; cellular telephone; directly modulated links; externally modulated links; phased array antennas; Cable TV; Diode lasers; Fiber lasers; Intensity modulation; Laser noise; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Radio frequency; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Signals, Systems, and Electronics, 1995. ISSSE '95, Proceedings., 1995 URSI International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2516-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISSSE.1995.497989
