RF-Over-Fiber Links With Very Low Noise Figure - Photonic Systems ...

2448 JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY, VOL. 26, NO. 15, AUGUST 1, 2008Jianxiao X. Chen (M’05) received the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computerengineering from the University of California at San Diego in 2006, where heinvestigated 10-GHz electroabsorption modulators, lithium niobate resonators,and an all-optical wavelength conversion based on four-wave mixing in a semiconductoroptical amplifier.He is currently a Principal Staff Engineer with Photonic Systems, Inc., Billerica,MA. While at Photonic Systems, he has been responsible for the technologytransfer and implementation of a high-power, high-speed photodetector.Joelle L. Prince (M’04) received the B.S. and M.Eng. degrees in applied andengineering physics from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, in 1989 and 1991,respectively.From 1992 through 1994, she was a Microwave Photonics Engineer at MartinMarietta’s Electronics Laboratory in Syracuse, NY. From 1994 to 1996, she waswith Micracor Inc., Acton, MA, where she developed the optically pumped microchiplaser technology. From 1996 to 2000, she was with MIT Lincoln Laboratory,Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, working on analogphotonic links for microwave communications and antenna remoting applicationsand WDM optical communication networks. From 2000 to 2003, she waswith AXSUN Technologies, Billerica, MA, where she developed optical spectralanalysis equipment for WDM optical communication networks. Currently,she is a Principal Engineer at Photonic Systems, Inc., Billerica, MA. She holdsone U.S. patent and has authored or co-authored over 15 papers on her researchin the field of photonics.Michael D. Regan received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering fromNortheastern University, Boston, MA, in 2004.He is currently an Electrical Project Engineer at Photonic Systems, Inc., Billerica,MA, where he has been implementing and testing optical and RF systems,including high gain/low noise figure optical links.Harold V. Roussell received the Associate Engineering degree in electronictechnology from Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology in 1979 and theBachelor of Science in electronic engineering technology from the Universityof Massachusetts Lowell in 1987.He has been involved in developing many types of devices and systems usinganalog fiber optic transmission for nearly 30 years. From 1979 to 2000, he wasemployed at MIT Lincoln Labs as an Associate Technical Staff member. Whileat MIT Lincoln Labs, he worked on three major field deployed systems usingfiber optics, one of which he took on the lead role for the fiber optical part inthe system. His principal responsibilities included examining and testing differentdevices used in the field of analog fiber communications and reporting onthe results at meetings. From 2000 to the present, he has worked for PhotonicSystems, Inc., Billerica, MA, where he is currently Lead Microwave PhotonicEngineer. His present responsibilities include researching and developing advancedmeasurement techniques used in fiber optical systems which have beeninstrumental in the setting of several analog link performance records. In addition,he has authored or co-authored over 20 technical papers and holds onepatent.Charles H. Cox III (M’78–SM’95–F’01) is President of Photonic Systems,Inc., Billerica, MA. He is one of the pioneers of the field that is now generallyreferred to as analog or RF photonics and has been active in the field for over 15years. Among his notable technical achievements is the theoretical basis for andthe first experimental demonstration of amplifierless optical links—using bothdirect and external modulation—with gain. Over this time he has participatedin eight government–industry studies in the area of photonics, served on thecommittees of 16 conferences in a variety of roles including general chairmanand technical program chair. He holds six U.S. patents, has given 45 invitedtalks on photonics, and has published over 70 papers. He is the author of thetextbook Analog Optical Links: Theory and Practice (Cambridge UniversityPress, 2004), has co-edited another book and has written two book chapters. Hewas elected a Fellow of the IEEE for his contributions to the analysis, designand implementation of analog links. He is also a member of Sigma Xi and theOptical Society of America.Authorized licensed use limited to: Edward Ackerman. Downloaded on October 14, 2008 at 21:32 from IEEE Xplore. Restrictions apply.