Broad-Band External Modulation Fiber-Optic Links for Antenna-Remoting Applications
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چکیده
We present a 6–12-GHz external modulation fiberoptic link with a spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) of 65.5 dB MHz. This result validates an analytical model for external modulation link performance which we have updated from a previously published model to account for the use of a travelingwave external modulator. Using the revised model, we compare the expected performance of two different link architectures.
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