Description / Abstract:
This SAE Aerospace Information Report (AIR) is devoted to the
challenges of applying optics to new
advanced RF analog systems only; digital data link applications are
covered elsewhere in
protocol/architecture specific documents like Fibre Channel, ATM,
Ethernet, Sonet, etc.
This document has four main goals:
1. To completely cover today's capabilities and limitations of fiber
in meeting multiple types of
advanced RF system requirements.
2. To discuss near term advancements being developed that will bring
us closer to meeting all the
capabilities of current copper coax systems.
3. To identify the benefits of fiber optics for RF systems
4. To identify challenges for future development.