Switched photonic link for distribution of local-oscillator signals

Authors
Yap, D Wang, HTM Pikulski, JL
Citation
D. Yap et al., Switched photonic link for distribution of local-oscillator signals, IEEE PHOTON, 12(11), 2000, pp. 1552-1554
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN journal
10411135 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
11
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1552 - 1554
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(200011)12:11<1552:SPLFDO>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A scalable switched photonic link has been used to select RF local-oscillat or (LO) signals. The LO signals transmitted by these externally modulated p hotonic links have phase noise as low as - 145 dBc/Hz at an offset of 10 kH z from an X-band signal, The optoelectronic switch selects among different LO inputs with an isolation of better than 80 dB. This performance is suita ble for many radar and communications applications.