Phase noise analysis of the optically generated and distributed millimeter wave signal using an external optical modulator

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5579, Issue PART 2, 2004, Pages 598-606

  Qi, Guohua ^a   Yao, Jianping ^a   Seregelyi, Joe ^b   Paquet, Stéphane ^b   Bélisle, J Claude ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Industry Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fiber dispersion; Microwave photonics; Millimeter wave generation; Phase noise

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; BRAGG CELLS; LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTODETECTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS; WAVE FILTERS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

FIBER DISPERSIONS; MICROWAVE PHOTONICS; MILLIMETER-WAVE GENERATION; PHASE NOISE;

MILLIMETER WAVES;

EID: 21944448612     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.567521     Document Type: Conference Paper

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