Signal-to-noise performance of two analog photonic links using different noise reduction techniques

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 51-54

  Ackerman, Edward I ^a   Betts, Gary E ^a   Burns, William K ^a   Campbell, Joseph C ^b   Cox III, Charles H ^a   Duan, Ning ^b   Prince, Joelle L ^a   Regan, Michael D ^a   Roussell, Harold V ^a  

^a Photonic Systems Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrooptic modulation; Laser noise; Optical fiber communication; Photodetectors

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; FREQUENCY BANDS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; LOW NOISE AMPLIFIERS; NOISE ABATEMENT; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONIC DEVICES; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ANALOG PHOTONIC LINKS; ELECTROOPTIC MODULATION; LASER NOISE;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 34548816005     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2007.380216     Document Type: Conference Paper

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