Multifunctional fiber-optic microwave links based on remote heterodyne detection

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 46, Issue 5 PART 1, 1998, Pages 458-468

  Gliese, Ulrik ^a,c   Nielsen, Torben Norskov ^a   Norskov, Soren ^b   Stubkjr, K E ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^c Nokia Danmark AS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Microwave communication; Millimeter wave communication, optical fiber communication; Optical phase locked loops; Semiconductor lasers; Signal processing

Indexed keywords

CARRIER COMMUNICATION; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL LINKS; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; PHASE SHIFT KEYING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL DETECTION;

MICROWAVE COMMUNICATION; QUADRATURE PHASE SHIFT KEYING (QPSK);

MICROWAVE LINKS;

EID: 0032069342     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.668642     Document Type: Article

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