Performance considerations for RF photonic links

Author

Nichols, L.T. ; Williams, K.J. ; Esman, R.D.

Author_Institution

Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

10-13 Nov 1997

Firstpage

389

Abstract

In conclusion, we have derived quantitative comparisons of single and multi-octave link performance and an exact relation for the low-biasing scheme which together indicate that balanced photonic link (PL) performance is generally superior to that of the low-biased PL. Also, new insight into the problem of optimizing this performance over key design parameters of the PL itself and of an accompanying microwave preamplifier has been provided using a new figure of merit

Keywords

electro-optical modulation; optical fibre networks; optical noise; preamplifiers; RF photonic link performance considerations; balanced photonic link performance; figure of merit; key design parameters; low-biased PL; low-biasing scheme; microwave preamplifier; multi-octave link performance; single-octave link performance; Constraint optimization; Design optimization; Dynamic range; Impedance; Optical distortion; Optical sensors; Photoconductivity; Preamplifiers; Radio frequency; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3895-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1997.630684

Filename

630684