Title :
An externally modulated fiber-optic link test bed for characterizing link performance in a system
Author :
Cox, C.H., III ; Bernotas, L.A. ; Betts, G.E. ; Grayzel, A.I. ; O´Brien, D.R. ; Scozzafava, J.J. ; Yee, A.C.
Author_Institution :
MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
The design and environmental testing of a modular analog fiber-optic link are reported. Over a 10-MHz bandwidth the link noise figure was 8 dB without electronic amplification. The link performance and the systems effects with active and passive implementations of module calibration and modulator bias stabilization are discussed.<>
Keywords :
calibration; environmental testing; optical fibres; optical links; optical modulation; 10 MHz; 8 dB; active implementation; environmental testing; external modulation; link noise figure; link performance; modular analog fiber-optic link; modulator bias stabilization; module calibration; optical fibre links; optical link test bed; passive implementations; Bandwidth; Calibration; Circuit testing; Dynamic range; Gain measurement; Noise figure; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Photodetectors; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1992., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0611-2
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1992.188046
