Title :
Nonlinear distortion and crosstalk in microwave fiber-radio links
Author :
Funk, E.E. ; Campillo, A.L. ; Tulchinsky, D.A.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Dispersion and fiber nonlinearities are potentially significant sources of impairment in fiber-radio links. An experimental study of second harmonic distortion and WDM crosstalk in externally modulated microwave fiber-radio links indicates that these impairments are much more significant than previously observed at CATV frequencies below 1 GHz.
Keywords :
cable television; harmonic distortion; microwave links; microwave photonics; optical crosstalk; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical links; wavelength division multiplexing; 1 GHz; CATV frequencies; WDM crosstalk; cable television distribution systems; crosstalk; dispersion; externally modulated microwave fiber-radio links; fiber nonlinearities; fiber-radio link impairment; microwave fiber-radio links; nonlinear distortion; second harmonic distortion; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Nonlinear distortion; Nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2002 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7239-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2002.1012184
