Title :
Analog pulse-position modulation for free-space optical transmission of microwave signals
Author :
Yap, Daniel ; Efimov, Oleg ; Minden, Monica
Author_Institution :
HRL Labs., LLC, Malibu, CA, USA
Abstract :
A pulse-position modulated optical link with chirped electro-optic waveguide grating modulator and semiconductor optical amplifier based demodulator has multi-gigahertz bandwidth and spur free dynamic range exceeding 85 dB.Hz4/5.
Keywords :
analogue integrated circuits; chirp modulation; demodulation; diffraction gratings; electro-optical effects; electro-optical modulation; optical links; optical waveguides; pulse position modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; analog pulse-position modulation; chirped electro-optic waveguide grating modulator; demodulator; free-space optical transmission; microwave signal; multigigahertz bandwidth; pulse-position modulated optical link; semiconductor optical amplifier; Clocks; Modulation; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics (MWP), 2010 IEEE Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7824-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2010.5664156