Title :
High-performance lossless RF fiber optic link
Author :
Newberg, Irwin L.
Author_Institution :
Electron. Syst., Raytheon Co., El Segundo, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes an RF high-performance wide-bandwidth fiber optic link that achieves significant-compared to current commercial-off-the-shelf links-improvements in key RF link parameters of bandwidth, gain, signal-to-noise ratio, noise figure, spur-free dynamic range, and noise
Keywords :
microwave links; microwave photonics; optical fibres; RF fiber optic link; bandwidth; gain; high-performance fiber optic link; lossless fiber optic link; noise figure; signal-to-noise ratio; spur-free dynamic range; wide-bandwidth fiber optic link; Bandwidth; Fiber lasers; Optical feedback; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Phased Array Systems and Technology, 2000. Proceedings. 2000 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dana Point, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6345-0
DOI :
10.1109/PAST.2000.858978
