Designing High Dynamic Range Microwave Photonic Links for Radio Applications

Fiber and Integrated Optics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Meng, X ^a  

^a IPITEK   (United States)

Author keywords

Link gain; Noise figure; RF photonic; Spur free dynamic range; Third order intermodulation distortion

Indexed keywords

INSERTION LOSSES; INTERMODULATION; MICROWAVES; NOISE ABATEMENT; PHOTONS; RADIO LINKS; SIGNAL DISTORTION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

MICROWAVE PHOTONIC LINKS; SPUR-FREE DYNAMIC RANGES;

OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

EID: 1242352587     PISSN: 01468030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01468030490249235     Document Type: Review

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