Title :
Transmission of an ultra-low-jitter RF signal with high output power using all-photonic gain and saturated photodetector
Author :
Devgan, Preetpaul S. ; Diehl, John F. ; Urick, Vincent J. ; Williams, Keith J.
Author_Institution :
US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC
Abstract :
All-photonic gain allows for the transmission of an ultra-low-jitter signal over 14 km of fiber. The jitter is 2.75 fs, only 0.3 fs more than back-to-back, while RF output power is increased 7.7 dB.
Keywords :
jitter; optical fibre networks; optical fibres; phase noise; photodetectors; RF output power; all-photonic gain; saturated photodetector; ultra-low-jitter RF signal; Optical fiber networks; Optical noise; Oscillators; Phase noise; Photodetectors; Power amplifiers; Power generation; RF signals; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; (060.2360) Fiber optic links and subsystems; (060.4080) Modulation; (060.5625) Radio frequency photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
