DocumentCode
1217483
Title
Measurement of microwave behavior in optical links
Author
Iezekiel, Stavros
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Cyprus, Nicosia
Volume
9
Issue
3
fYear
2008
fDate
6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
100
Lastpage
120
Abstract
The aim of this article is to give an overview of how S-parameter techniques can be used and misused to measure the "microwave behavior" of microwave photonic components and links-a field known as lightwave component analysis. Along the way, we clarify what is meant by the term "microwave behavior" when it is applied to what in effect are nonmicrowave components. We find that while it is desirable to extend the S-parameter approach to the lightwave domain, it is not as easy as we would hope.
Keywords
S-parameters; microwave links; microwave photonics; optical links; S-parameter; lightwave component analysis; microwave behavior measurement; microwave photonic component; optical link; Microwave measurements; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Scattering parameters;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Microwave Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1527-3342
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MMM.2008.919935
Filename
4519499
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