Gain, noise figure and bandwidth-limited dynamic range of a low-biased external modulation link

MWP 2007 - 2007 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 84-87

  Roussell, Harold V ^a   Regan, Michael D ^a   Prince, Joelle L ^a   Cox, Charles H ^a   Chen, Jianxiao X ^a   Burns, William K ^a   Betts, Gary E ^a   Ackerman, Edward I ^a   Campbell, Joe C ^b  

^a Photonic Systems Inc   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC RANGE (DR); INTERNATIONAL (CO); MICROWAVE PHOTONICS;

EID: 46849105854     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWP.2007.4378142     Document Type: Conference Paper

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