Investigation of Analog Photonic Link Technology for Timing and Metrological Applications

Abstract

Single-sideband phase noise measurements have been conducted in support of precision timing concepts. The various items studied include optical and electrical discrete components, short- and long-length fiber-optic signal transmission with and without optical amplification, and freespace (wireless) radio-frequency transmission with and without optical feeds. A design and associated single-sideband phase noise performance of a true-time-delay modulator based on acousto-optic beam deflection is also presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 18, 2015
Accession Number
ADA621885

Entities

People

  • Meredith N. Hutchinson
  • Ross T. Schermer
  • Vincent J. Urick

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acousto-Optic Modulators
  • Amplifiers
  • Amplitude Modulation
  • Delay Lines
  • Frequency
  • Low Noise
  • Low Noise Amplifiers
  • Measurement
  • Modulation
  • Modulators
  • Photodetectors
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radio Frequency Amplifiers
  • Radio Frequency Power
  • Test Sets
  • Waveform Generators
  • White Noise

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.