Pharad, a developer of small antenna and microwave photonic technologies, has announced the debut of an all-optical interference mitigation system at the 2013 OFC/NFOEC Exposition in Anaheim, Calif., in mid-March. According the company, the new interference mitigation system is the “first all-optical interference mitigation system that can be directly integrated with a fiber optic RF signal distribution architecture.”
“Cosite interference is a common problem in wireless communication systems,” Austin Farnham, president of Pharad, said. “Pharad is addressing this challenge through the development of a novel approach to conventional electronic interference mitigation techniques.”
“Our photonic cosite interference mitigation system benefits from the inherent broadband properties of photonic links. It is ideal for antenna remoting applications where optical fiber is used to create low loss connections between antennas and transmitting/receiving hardware,” he added.
