In this paper, we investigate various technology aspects in fiber-to-the-microcell systems.
Background studies on radio propagation environment and system operations are provided …

An analog fiber-optic link for concurrent detection and downconversion of microwave signals
is reported. Optical amplification is employed in conjunction with electrical power combining …

Advanced Array Systems, Applications and RF Technologies adopts a holistic view of arrays
used in radar, electronic warfare, communications, remote sensing and radioastronomy …

Stable microwave oscillators are realized based on high-quality factor resonators, which in
turn are realized using acoustic, electromagnetic, and optical technologies. This article …

We fully analyze the analog performance of an external modulation fiber-optic link. We
express relevant figures of merit-including gain, noise figure, third-order intermodulation …

An RF-photonic filter and down-converter system based on a compact and fully tunable
silicon optical filter has been demonstrated and analyzed. Its frequency down-conversion …

Motivated by the need for affordable, high-performance fiber-optic microwave links in fiber-
fed microcellular networks and radar systems, we have performed a comprehensive …

For well over a decade, research groups around the world have been investigating photonic
devices for use in antenna, phased-array, and electromagnetic-field-sensor systems …

We use an equivalent-circuit model to derive the minimum noise figure (NF) for an
amplifierless optical analog link with a perfect lossless input impedance-matching circuit …

Radar systems require transmission of very high purity signals. Photonics is now mature
enough to achieve analog transmission with very low noise, strong immunity, and wide …