Title :
Fibers vs. coax for RF delay line applications
Author :
Granot, E. ; Weber, Raviv ; Tzadok, Shai ; Gertel, Guy ; Narkiss, Niv
Author_Institution :
Finisar-Israel, Nez-Ziona, Israel
Abstract :
A comparison between the RF-over-fiber and the RF-over-coax technologies is presented. It is shown that while in relatively short delay lines the coax technology will do, for delay lines longer than a certain distance the fiber technology has a clear advantages: Beyond several microseconds it is better in terms of volume, noise figure and cost.
Keywords :
hybrid fibre coax networks; optical delay lines; optical fibre networks; radio-over-fibre; RF delay line; RF-over-coax technology; RF-over-flber technology; delay lines; optical fiber; relatively short delay lines; Coaxial cables; Coaxial components; Costs; Delay lines; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber cables; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Radio frequency; Optical fibers; RF over fiber; Radio over fibers; delay lines;
Conference_Titel :
Microwaves, Communications, Antennas and Electronics Systems, 2009. COMCAS 2009. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tel Aviv
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3985-0
DOI :
10.1109/COMCAS.2009.5386068
