Title :
Performance Comparison of Analog Optical Link and Copper Cable Link for RF Signal Transmission
Author :
Luo, Yinghui ; Liu, LiLi ; Chen, YiQun
Author_Institution :
Res. center of network & Commun., Guangdong Inst. of Educ., Guangzhou
Abstract :
Externally modulated analog fiber optic links with and without RF amplification are compared with traditional RF copper links in terms of noise figure (NF) and spur-free dynamic range (SFDR). The detail simulations are performed over 1 to 18 GHz frequency range for a variety of transmission lengths. Our analysis has shown that the fiber optic link is the technology of choice even for a transmission distance as short as a few hundreds of meters.
Keywords :
amplification; optical cables; optical links; optical modulation; RF copper links; RF signal transmission; analog optical link; copper cable link; frequency 1 GHz to 18 GHz; noise figure; spur-free dynamic range; Copper; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; RF signals; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Communication Technology, 2006. ICCT '06. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Guilin
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0800-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0801-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICCT.2006.341814
