Title :
Microwave signal transmission over a directly-modulated radio-over-fiber link using cascaded semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Qian, Xin ; Hartmann, Peter ; Wonfor, Adrian ; Ingham, Jonathan D. ; Penty, Richard V. ; White, Ian H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate a record 150 km transmission of microwave signals by a directly-modulated radio-over-fiber link with a bit-error-rate of less than 10-12. Cascaded semiconductor optical amplifiers are employed to extend the length of the transmission link.
Keywords :
error statistics; microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 150 km; bit-error-rate; cascaded semiconductor optical amplifiers; directly-modulated radio-over-fiber link; microwave signal transmission; Distributed feedback devices; Optical attenuators; Optical feedback; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192897
