There are several military applications pursuing WDM-based networks in which analog and digital information are transmitted and controlled within the same network. Such mixed-signal architectures enable a diverse set of applications to run simultaneously, permit multiple-sensor data fusion, and provide higher functionality to the end user along with lower weight, smaller size, lower electro-magnetic interference, redundancy and substantially easier upgrades and maintainability. A high performance, compact analog transmitter is the key missing component for future mixed-signal WDM networks. In this program, a 3-member team comprising T-Networks Inc., the University of California at San Diego (UCSD), and Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMCO) will develop a high-performance analog transmitter module for mixed-signal systems with improved optical power, noise and linearity
