Title :
Optical Amplification in Avionic Analog Photonic Links
Author :
Urick, Vincent J. ; Bucholtz, Frank
Author_Institution :
Opt. Sci. Div., U.S. Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC
Abstract :
We have described cases where the penalties incurred in IMDD links by utilizing EDFAs can be quite small or negligible. These conclusions are particularly important for short-length high-optical-power links, such as can be used in an avionic platform. These results relax the output-power requirements on low-noise lasers. In addition, this work demonstrates the significance of a new class of EDFAs, namely, EDFAs in compact flight-qualified packages having low noise figure in deep saturation
Keywords :
avionics; microwave photonics; optical links; radio-over-fibre; EDFA; IMDD links; avionic analog photonic links; avionic platform; flight-qualified packages; low-noise lasers; noise figure; optical amplification; short-length high-optical-power links; Aerospace electronics; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Laser noise; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Optical fiber cables; Optical noise; Optical saturation; Optimized production technology; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Avionics Fiber-Optics and Photonics, 2006. IEEE Conference
Conference_Location :
Annapolis, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0408-8
DOI :
10.1109/AVFOP.2006.1707492
