Signal and noise conversions in RF-modulated optical links

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1302-1309

  Salehi, Mohammad Reza ^a   Le Guennec, Yannis ^a   Cabon, Beatrice ^a  

^a IMEP LAHC   (France)

Author keywords

Direct modulation; Distributed feedback (DFB) laser; Intensity noise; Interferometric systems; Microwave photonics mixing; Optical links; Phase noise

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT EMISSION; MICROWAVES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

DIRECT MODULATION; INTENSITY NOISE; INTERFEROMETRIC SYSTEMS; MICROWAVE PHOTONICS MIXING; PHASE NOISE;

OPTICAL LINKS;

EID: 2442455609     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2004.825733     Document Type: Article

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