A Wideband RF Application of Fiber Optics.

Abstract

Recent progress in optoelectronic technology makes practical point-to-point optical data transmission systems consistent with military requirements and potentially far superior to wire techniques. This project provides survey of the current state-of-the-art technology and investigates the feasibility of a fiber optic interface between a receiving antenna and radio receiver in the high frequency spectrum. An optoelectronic interface based on the use of conventional multimode fiber optics with a light emitting diode optical source and a hybrid silicon photodiode-preamplifier photodetector was designed, constructed, and tested. Signal reception for the interfaced system was observed throughout the receiver spectrum. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0781867

Entities

People

  • Jessie Clarence Ross Jr

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Transmission
  • Data Transmission Systems
  • Diodes
  • Fiber Optics
  • Frequency
  • Light Emitting Diodes
  • Military Requirements
  • Optics
  • Photodetectors
  • Photodiodes
  • Radio Receivers
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics