Cost-Effective Microwave Fiberoptic Links Using The Heterodyne Laser

J J. Pan

doi:10.1117/12.960149

17 January 1989 Cost-Effective Microwave Fiberoptic Links Using The Heterodyne Laser

J J. Pan

Proceedings Volume 0995, High Frequency Analog Communications; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960149
Event: O-E/Fiber LASE '88, 1988, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

The heterodyne laser microwave fiberoptic link configuration takes advantage of the undesirable laser diode nonlinearities to operate the semiconductor laser as an optical source and a microwave mixer simultaneously. A cost-effective microwave heterodyne laser fiberoptic link using low-cost multimode optical fiber and components will be described. The experimental results of several microwave heterodyne laser fiberoptic links are also to be presented. For example, a system signal-to-noise ratio of 115 dB/Hz has been obtained, without any special system/circuit optimization, for a 1 km X-band fiberoptic link using a multimode fiber cable, an inexpensive 1.4 GHz laser diode, a low frequency photo-detector, and an IF post-detector amplifier.

Citation Download Citation

J J. Pan "Cost-Effective Microwave Fiberoptic Links Using The Heterodyne Laser", Proc. SPIE 0995, High Frequency Analog Communications, (17 January 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960149

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available