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Techniques and Performance of Intensity-Modulation Direct-Detection Analog Optical Links

1997; IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society; Volume: 45; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1109/22.618439

1557-9670

Christopher Cox, Edward I. Ackerman, Roger Helkey, G.E. Betts,

Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies

We review state-of-the-art intensity-modulation direct-detection (IMDD) analog optical links, focusing on advances since 1990. We contrast direct and external modulation with respect to gain, noise figure, and dynamic-range performance.