Optical microwave distribution network for phased array antennas using optical amplifiers

Christian Schaeffer

doi:10.1117/12.201265

17 February 1995 Optical microwave distribution network for phased array antennas using optical amplifiers

Christian Schaeffer

Proceedings Volume 2450, Broadband Networks: Strategies and Technologies; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.201265
Event: Advanced Networks and Services, 1995, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

A fiber optic distribution system for phased array antennas containing optical amplifiers is analyzed. The position of the optical amplifier layers inside the distribution network is investigated in terms of microwave insertion loss and signal-to-noise ratio. The proposed solution uses one layer of optical amplifiers to feed several hundred (> 500) T/R modules of a phased array antenna. The output signal-to-noise ratio is 120 dB/Hz which exceeds the required specification.

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Christian Schaeffer "Optical microwave distribution network for phased array antennas using optical amplifiers", Proc. SPIE 2450, Broadband Networks: Strategies and Technologies, (17 February 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.201265

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