Broad-band external modulation fiber-optic links for antenna-remoting applications

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 45, Issue 8 PART 2, 1997, Pages 1436-1442

  Ackerman, Edward I ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Modeling; Noise; Nonlinearities; Optical fiber communication; Optical modulation demodulation; Optoelectronic devices

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

SPURIOUS FREE DYNAMIC RANGE (SFDR);

OPTICAL LINKS;

EID: 0031213114     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.618449     Document Type: Article

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