title: Noise distribution in the radio frequency spectrum of optoelectronic oscillators.
abstract: We analyze the distribution of the rf spectrum in optoelectronic oscillators due to the finite duration of the spectrum measurement. The distribution of the periodogram or the rf spectrum at a given frequency is calculated using a reduced model and is compared to a comprehensive numerical simulation. The model shows that the rf spectrum at a given frequency fluctuates from measurement to measurement with an exponential distribution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. etgarlevy@gmail.com
authors.forename: Etgar C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: Moshe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horowitz
authors.forename: Curtis R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Menyuk