A Novel Class E Analog Fiber Optic Link with RF Power Gain and High DC-RF Conversion Efficiency

Author

Jemison, William D. ; Paolella, Arthur

Author_Institution

Lafayette Coll., Easton, PA

fYear

2006

fDate

11-16 June 2006

Firstpage

14

Lastpage

17

Abstract

A novel analog fiber optic link is described that incorporates class E switching amplifier techniques in the link architecture to provide RF power gain with high post-detector dc-RF conversion efficiency. The proof-of-concept link was designed to operate at a nominal design frequency of 70 MHz and has an RF gain of 30 dB and a maximum post-detector power amplifier dc-RF conversion efficiency of 78%

Keywords

integrated optics; microwave power amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical links; 30 dB; 70 MHz; RF power gain; analog fiber optic link; analog systems; class E fiber optic link; class E switching amplifier; high DC-RF conversion efficiency; high post-detector; link architecture; optical fiber communication; Frequency conversion; Gain; High power amplifiers; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical frequency conversion; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; analog systems; optical fiber communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 2006. IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9541-7

Electronic_ISBN

0149-645X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2006.249896

Filename

4014805