A Photonic Method for Overcoming the Mode Partition Noise Contribution in the AM Noise Spectra of Periodic Electrical Signals

Authors :: Peter J. Delfyett
M. Akbulut
Ibrahim Ozdur
Dimitrios Mandridis
Source :: Scopus-Elsevier
Publication Year :: 2010
Publisher :: OSA, 2010.
Abstract: We measure the AM Noise of periodic electrical signals in the frequency domain. Mode partition noise is found to be detrimental and dependent on the signal's duration. A photonic technique is presented alleviating this ambiguity.

Subjects :: Physics
Burst noise
Noise temperature
Noise
Noise generator
Mode partition noise
Acoustics
Phase noise
Noise figure
Noise floor

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