Wideband Analog Transmission System Based on the External Intensity Electro-Optic Modulator

Jiri Svarny

Abstract


The work deals with design and integration of an analog electro-optic transmission system suitable for some specialized tasks of diagnostics and measurements. The system is based on principle of external intensity modulation of fiber guided laser radiation. Besides wideband and almost lossless transmission the system tolerates extreme length of the transmitting medium and ensures ultimate galvanic barrier between the input and output.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11601/ijates.v5i1.131

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