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1. Microwave signal generation by amplitude modulation of the optical carrier
The principle conventionally used in optical transmissions is amplitude modulation of the optical carrier. For applications in long-distance transmissions or networks, studies have been carried out into other types of modulation (optical frequency modulation, phase modulation, etc.). The advent of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA) has considerably reduced the interest of these studies for telecommunications applications. By reducing insertion losses, optical amplification has made it possible to reduce additional link noise and thus increase sensitivity without having to resort to optical coherence or frequency modulation techniques, which are very difficult to implement. However, for certain analog applications, frequency modulation has proven to be robust against noise. What's more, some publications tend to show that better dynamic range can be achieved with this type of modulation....
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Bibliography
Websites
Electro-optical and electro-absorption modulators
Photline http://www.photline.com
Alcatel-Thales III-V Lab http://www.3-5lab.fr
OEwaves http://www.oewaves.com
...Events
Annual conference :
IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP)
ECOC (European Conference on Optical Communication) annual conference
Bi-annual conference :
CLEO Europe (Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics) is held every two years in Munich (odd-numbered years).
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