Title :
Optical fiber induced noise in RF-photonic links
Author :
Okusaga, Olukayode ; Cahill, James ; Zhou, Weimin
Author_Institution :
U.S. Army Res. Lab., Adelphi, MD, USA
Abstract :
In this work, we present experimental data demonstrating optical-scattering-induced noise in high power RF-photonic links. We present data showing noise induced by both stimulated Rayleigh scattering (STRS) and stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) . This scattering-induced noise is dependent on both the length of optical fiber used in the RF-photonic link and the optical power transmitted through the fiber. At power levels above 200 mW, fiber links as short as 40 m induced significant intensity noise on the optical signal.
Keywords :
Rayleigh scattering; optical links; optical noise; radio-over-fibre; stimulated Brillouin scattering; fiber links; high-power RF-photonic links; noise intensity; optical fiber induced noise; optical power transmission; optical signal; optical-scattering-induced noise; stimulated Brillouin scattering; stimulated Rayleigh scattering; Noise; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical noise; Optical scattering; Rayleigh scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Avionics, Fiber- Optics and Photonics Technology Conference (AVFOP), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7344-1
DOI :
10.1109/AVFOP.2011.6082124
