Description
Wiley India Fundamentals Of Microwave Photonics by V. J. Urick, Keith J. Williams, Jason D. McKinney
Fundamentals of Microwave Photonics provides a comprehensive description of analog optical links from basic principles to applications. The book is organized into four parts. The first begins with a historical perspective of microwave photonics, listing the advantages of fiber optic links and delineating analog vs. digital links. The second section covers basic principles associated with microwave photonics in both the RF and optical domains. The third focuses on analog modulation formats--starting with a concept, deriving the RF performance metrics from basic physical models, and then analyzing issues specific to each format. The final part examines applications of microwave photonics, including analog receive-mode systems, high-power photodiodes applications, radio astronomy, and arbitrary waveform generation.
About the Author
Vincent J. Urick Jr joined the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in 2001, where he heads the Applied RF Photonics Section.
Jason D. McKinney has been with NRL as a senior electrical engineer in the Applied Microwave Photonics Section since 2006. Prior to joining NRL, he conducted research in the field on staff at Purdue University starting in 2001.
Keith J. Williams started at NRL in 1987, where he heads the Photonics Technology Branch.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 introduction
1.1 Enabling Technological Advances and Benefits of Fiber Optic Links
1.2 Analog Versus Digital Fiber Optic Links
1.3 Basic Fiber Optic Components
1.4 Analog Links Within RF Systems
2 Analog Performance Metrics
2.1 The Scattering Matrix
2.2 Noise Figure
2.3 Dynamic Range
2.4 Cascade Analysis
3 Sources of Noise in Fiber Optic Links
3.1 Basic Concepts
3.2 Thermal Noise
3.3 Shot Noise
3.4 Lasers
3.5 Optical Amplifiers
3.6 Photodetection
4 Distortion in Fiber Optic Links
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Distortion in Electrical-to-Optical Conversion
4.3 Optical Amplifier Distortion
4.4 Photodetector Distortion
4.4.1 Photodetector Distortion Measurement Systems
4.4.2 Photodetector Nonlinear Mechanisms
5 Propagation Effects
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Double Rayleigh Scattering
5.3 RF Phase in Fiber Optic Links
5.4 Chromatic Dispersion
5.5 Stimulated Brillouin Scattering
5.6 Stimulated Raman Scattering
5.7 Cross-Phase Modulation
5.8 Four-Wave Mixing
5.9 Polarization Effects
6 External Intensity Modulation with Direct Detection
6.1 Concept and Link Architectures
6.2 Signal Transfer and Gain
6.3 Noise and Performance Metrics
6.4 Photodetector Issues and Solutions
6.5 Linearization Techniques
6.6 Propagation Effects
7 External Phase Modulation with Interferometric Detection
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Signal Transfer and Gain
7.3 Noise and Performance Metrics
7.4 Linearization Techniques
7.5 Propagation Effects
7.6 Other Techniques for Optical Phase Demodulation
8 Other Analog Optical Modulation Methods
8.1 Direct Laser Modulation
8.2 Suppressed Carrier Modulation with a Low Biased MZM
8.3 Single-Sideband Modulation
8.4 Sampled Analog Optical Links
8.5 Polarization Modulation
9 High Current Photodetectors
9.1 Photodetector Compression
9.2 Effects Due to Finite Series Resistance
9.3 Thermal Limitations
9.4 Space-Charge Effects
9.5 Photodetector Power Conversion Efficiency
9.6 State of the Art for Power Photodetectors
10 Applications and Trends
10.1 Point-to-Point Links
10.2 Analog Fiber Optic Delay Lines
10.3 Photonic-Based RF Signal Processing
10.4 Photonic Methods for RF Signal Generation
10.5 Millimeter-Wave Photonics
10.6 Integrated Microwave Photonics
References
Appendix I Units and Physical Constants
Appendix II Electromagnetic Radiation
Appendix III Power, Voltage and Current for a Sinusoid
Appendix IV Trigonometric Functions
Appendix V Fourier Transforms
Appendix VI Bessel Functions
Index