DocumentCode
2271931
Title
Relationship between gain and noise figure of an optical analog link
Author
Cox, C.H., III ; Ackerman, Edward I. ; Betts, G.E.
Author_Institution
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Volume
3
fYear
1996
fDate
17-21 June 1996
Firstpage
1551
Abstract
Experimental confirmation is presented of the relationship between link gain and noise figure by varying the optical attenuation in an external modulation link. When we minimized the optical loss we achieved an amplifierless link gain of 31 dB and noise figure of 4.2 dB at 150 MHz.
Keywords
optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical modulation; optical noise; 150 MHz; 31 dB; 4.2 dB; gain; intensity modulation; noise figure; optical analog link; optical attenuation; optical loss; passive match limit; Circuit noise; Dynamic range; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Optical attenuators; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical sensors; Photodetectors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1996., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
ISSN
0149-645X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3246-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.1996.512232
Filename
512232
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