Performance of subsampled analog optical links

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1299-1305

  Pile, Brian C ^a,b   Taylor, Geoff W ^a,b  

^a University of Connecticut   (United States)

^b ODIS Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic range; frequency conversion; microwave photonics; noise figure; optical sampling

Indexed keywords

ANALOG OPTICAL LINK; CARRIER FREQUENCY; CONVERSION GAIN; DYNAMIC RANGE; INTENSITY MODULATION AND DIRECT DETECTIONS; LINK PERFORMANCE; MICROWAVE PHOTONICS; MICROWAVE SIGNALS; OPTICAL SAMPLING; PULSEWIDTHS; SPURIOUS-FREE DYNAMIC RANGE;

NOISE FIGURE; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; SIGNAL SAMPLING; TIMING JITTER;

OPTICAL LINKS;

EID: 84859705618     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2012.2185216     Document Type: Article

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