RF photonic technology in optical fiber links.pdf

Inmanyapplications,radiofrequency(RF)signalsneedtobetransmittedandprocessedwithoutbeingdigitalized.OpticalfiberprovidesatransmissionmediuminwhichRFmodulatedopticalcarrierscanbetransmittedanddistributedwithverylowloss,makingitmoreefficientandlesscostlythanconventionalelectronicsystems.T