OPTIMIZING THE ULTRAWIDE-BAND PHOTONIC LINK

Authors
NICHOLS LT WILLIAMS KJ ESMAN RD
Citation
Lt. Nichols et al., OPTIMIZING THE ULTRAWIDE-BAND PHOTONIC LINK, IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques, 45(8), 1997, pp. 1384-1389
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189480
Volume
45
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Part
2
Pages
1384 - 1389
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9480(1997)45:8<1384:OTUPL>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Performance of nide-band photonic links (PL's) using Mach-Zehnder modu lators (MZM's) is reported, Comparison parameters include loss, noise figure, and spur-free dynamic range (SFDR). The feasibility of a 0-dB noise-figure link even with passive matching is given and the advantag es of dual-output MZM's are presented, A new figure of merit is introd uced to quantitatively optimize link performance with or without a pre amplifier.