Title :
Microwave Photonic Links with Gain and Low Noise Figure
Author :
Ackerman, Edward I. ; Cox, Charles H., III
Author_Institution :
Syst., Inc., Billerica
Abstract :
We review reports of microwave photonic links with gain >0 dB in the absence of electronic amplifiers, and their corresponding noise figures.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical fibre communication; optical links; optical noise; electronic amplifiers; microwave link gain; microwave photonic links; noise figures; Frequency; Gain; Masers; Noise figure; Optical amplifiers; Optical design; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Quantum cascade lasers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382263
