Title :
Optically controlled spread-spectrum RF data link
Author :
Funk, E.E. ; Saddow, S.E. ; Jasper, L.J., Jr. ; Lee, C.H.
Author_Institution :
Army Res. Lab., Adelphi, MD, USA
Abstract :
An optically controlled spread-spectrum RF data link architecture was demonstrated. The data link used a time-hopped optical pulse train derived from a mode-locked laser to synchronize transmission and correlated reception of wideband RF pulses. This was the first demonstration of an optically controlled time-hopped RF spread-spectrum link.
Keywords :
data communication; laser beam applications; laser mode locking; spread spectrum communication; synchronisation; correlated reception; mode-locked laser; optically controlled data link architecture; spread-spectrum RF data link; time-hopped link; time-hopped optical pulse train; transmission synchronisation; wideband RF pulses; Optical control; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Pulse amplifiers; Radio frequency; Spread spectrum communication;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1996., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3246-6
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1996.512235
