Title :
Developement and optimization protocol of an additive phase noise measurement bench dedicated to long-haul microwave analog optical links
Author :
Pouget, Lucien ; Alouini, Mohamed-Slim ; Marceaux, A. ; Merlet, T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Phys. de Rennes, Rennes, France
Abstract :
We propose a microwave additive phase noise measurement scheme dedicated to long-haul microwave analog optical links. We describe here the protocol to follow and precautions to take in order to ensure a reliable measurement with a reduced noise floor level.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; noise measurement; optical links; optical variables measurement; phase noise; long-haul microwave analog optical links; measurement reliability; microwave additive phase noise measurement; noise floor level; optimization protocol; Microwave measurement; Microwave oscillators; Noise measurement; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Phase measurement; Phase noise; Analog optical link; Phase noise measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics (MWP), 2013 International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Alexandria, VA
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2013.6724055