Citation
Abstract
This article reports on a field demonstration of fiber-optic downlink antenna remoting at 8.4 GHz (X-band) over 12 km in NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN). In this demonstration, we compare the noise temperature and linearity of a presentday receiver configuration with that of a receiver in a which a 12-km advanced analog microwave fiber-optic link is inserted between the low-noise amplifier (LNA) and the downconverter. The test results showed no significant difference in noise temperature and linearity between the two systems. This capability can make the received radio frequency signals available to any location in a complex and enables remoting the entire receiver and its associated equipment, with the exception of the LNA.
Details
- Volume
- 42-138
- Published
- August 15, 1999
- Pages
- 1–8
- File Size
- 430.4 KB