A Radio-Frequency-over-Fiber link for large-array radio astronomy applications

Journal of Instrumentation

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Mena, J ^a   Bandura, K ^a   Cliche, J F ^a   Dobbs, M ^a   Gilbert, A ^a   Tang, Q Y ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Instrument optimisation; Interferometry; Lasers

Indexed keywords

ANALOG SIGNALS; ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY; COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS; DIRECTLY MODULATED; DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; FABRY-PEROT LASER; INTENSITY MAPPING; OPTIMISATIONS;

INTERFEROMETRY; LASERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

RADIO ASTRONOMY;

EID: 84887103935     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17480221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/8/10/T10003     Document Type: Article

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