Addressing the Requirements for RF Photonics

Abstract

This paper addresses the relationship between system requirements and device specifications and figures of merit for RF Photonic applications. This paper has focused on the optical modulator, as it is the key component in achieving the required RF performance within the constraints of space-based platforms. The modulator transfer function can be used to express the key parameters of the modulator, which are then used characterize the photonic link performance; G, NF, and IP3. Modulation efficiency S is preferred over Vpi because it accounts for the insertion loss. The input IP3 can also be calculated directly from the transfer function.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA454464

Entities

People

  • George A. Brost

Organizations

  • Rome Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electro-Absorption Modulators
  • Energy Consumption
  • Figure Of Merit
  • Insertion Loss
  • Intermodulation
  • Microwave Photonics
  • Modulation
  • Modulators
  • Optical Modulators
  • Photonics
  • Radio Frequency Power
  • Space Based
  • Space Environments
  • Transfer Functions

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Space