Performance of Low-Cost Commercial Fiber-Optic Transceivers for Reference Frequency Distribution
Abstract
Precision time and frequency reference signals have been effectively disseminated using high-quality intricate fiber-optic distribution systems. The quality of signals distributed by such systems is excellent, but the cost of these systems makes them unavailable to many potential users. In this paper, a study of signal quality maintained using inexpensive commercial transmitter/receiver pairs is undertaken. Seven different transmitter/receiver pairs obtained from four different manufacturers have been thoroughly tested using a 5 MHz sinusoid derived from a precision, temperature- controlled, crystal-controlled oscillator. The electrical signal output from each fiber-optic receiver was tested for spectral purity, single--sideband phase noise, and AM noise, and the results are tabulated and discussed without identification of the manufacturer or the equipment model number.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA494707
Entities
People
- Joseph J. Suter
- Richard Dragonette
Organizations
- Johns Hopkins University