Title :
A photonic method for overcoming the mode partition noise contribution in the AM Noise spectra of periodic electrical signals
Author :
Mandridis, D. ; Ozdur, I. ; Akbulut, M. ; Delfyett, P.J.
Author_Institution :
CREOL, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We measure the AM Noise of periodic electrical signals in the frequency domain. Mode partition noise is found to be detrimental and dependent on the signal´s duration. A photonic technique is presented alleviating this ambiguity.
Keywords :
Additive noise; Amplitude modulation; Electric variables measurement; Frequency measurement; Noise generators; Noise level; Noise measurement; Optical noise; Optical signal processing; Signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
