DocumentCode
1874376
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
Volume
4
fYear
2005
fDate
6-11 March 2005
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN
1-55752-783-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2005.192897
Filename
1501434
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