Bruce Mead
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August 2006   [Systems & Subsystems]
Optical Switches Link Multiple Receivers To Remote Antennas
Optical fiber provides many undisputed benefits for data-transmission systems. It also offers significant performance advantages in RF transmission systems, in spite of the fact that RF engineers have mistakenly considered fiber-optic cables to have lower dynamic range and higher costs than metal coaxial cables. Because of these beliefs, optical fiber has been limited to RF applications where long-distance transmissions have been beyond the capabilities of coaxial ...