Title :
Demonstration of 0 dB gain reactively matched optical links for very high purity signal distribution in s-band ground based radar systems
Author :
Garénaux, K. ; Quet, V. ; Merlet, T. ; Maas, O.
Author_Institution :
Thales Air Defense, Limours, France
Abstract :
Radar systems require transmission of very high purity local oscillators with both low phase noise and low insertion losses. We present optimized directly modulated reactively matched optical links, that exhibit 0 dB gain for frequencies below 1 GHz.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical losses; optical modulation; optical noise; optical radar; phase noise; wavelength division multiplexing; 0 dB; directly modulated optical links; ground based radar systems; low insertion losses; low phase noise; optimized optical links; reactively matched optical links; s-band radar systems; very high purity local oscillators; very high purity signal distribution; wavelength division multiplexing; Frequency; Gain; Insertion loss; Laser radar; Local oscillators; Optical fiber communication; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Phase noise; Propagation losses;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2003. MWP 2003 Proceedings. International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8691-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2003.1422820
