Title :
Microwave photonics
Author :
Williams, Keith J.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Technol. Branch, Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
An overview of analog microwave photonics will be presented. The performance requirements for externally-modulated analog microwave photonic links will be reviewed with specific emphasis placed on modulator efficiency, laser noise, detected photocurrent, and link linearity.
Keywords :
laser noise; masers; microwave detectors; microwave links; microwave photonics; optical modulation; photoconductivity; externally-modulated analog microwave photonic links; laser noise; link linearity; modulator efficiency; photocurrent detection; Laser noise; Modulation; Noise figure; Optical fiber amplifiers; Photoconductivity; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Indium Phosphide and Related Materials (IPRM), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Santa Barbara, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1725-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICIPRM.2012.6403360
