Title :
Broadband correlators employing fibre-optic recirculating delay lines
Author :
Gatenby, P.V. ; Switzer, D.L. ; Green, Nick
Author_Institution :
Marconi Defence Systems Ltd., Stanmore, UK
Abstract :
A novel method of correlating broadband signals is proposed based on a pair of fibre-optic recirculating delay lines (RDLs). An implementation based on active single-mode fibre RDLs is described and the performance potential for such a scheme is assessed.
Keywords :
correlators; delay lines; optical fibres; optical links; signal processing; active single-mode fibre; broadband correlators; broadband signals; fibre-optic recirculating delay lines;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870867
