Title :
Fiber-optic links with all-photonic RF gain and low RF noise figure
Author :
Urick, Vincent J. ; McKinney, Jason D. ; Diehl, John F. ; Williams, Keith J.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
State-of-the-art analog fiber-optic links exhibiting electronic power gain and/or electronic noise figure less than 20 dB at frequencies higher than 1 GHz are demonstrated and reviewed.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical fibre communication; optical links; optical noise; all-photonic RF gain; analog fiber-optic links; electronic noise; electronic power gain; low RF noise figure; Microwave oscillators; Microwave photonics; Noise measurement; Optical fiber communication; Radio frequency; Microwave photonics; noise figure (NF);
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT), 2011 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-754-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0149-645X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2011.5972821
