Title :
Intrinsic microwave phase noise of fiber-optic links
Author :
Matthews, P.J. ; Esman, R.D.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Opt. Sci., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Measurements of the residual, single-sideband microwave phase noise added by a fiber-optic link are presented. The measurements are made without the use of RF amplifiers and therefore show the true residual phase noise of the link for the first time. Measurements of 1.3 /spl mu/m and 1.55 /spl mu/m externally-modulated links indicate a very low residual phase noise.
Keywords :
optical fibre testing; optical links; optical modulation; phase noise; 1.3 micrometre; 1.55 micrometre; externally-modulated links; fiber-optic links; intrinsic microwave phase noise; residual phase noise; single-sideband noise; Amplitude modulation; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency measurement; Microwave frequencies; Microwave measurements; Noise measurement; Optical fiber cables; Optical noise; Phase measurement; Phase noise;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1998 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4471-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1998.700663
