RF response of analog optical links employing optical phase conjugation

Author

Ramos, Francisco ; Marti, Javier

Author_Institution

Fiber-Radio Group, Univ. Politecnica de Valencia, Spain

Volume

19

Issue

6

fYear

2001

fDate

6/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

842

Lastpage

846

Abstract

The RF transfer function of analog optical links employing optical phase conjugation (OPC) for the compensation of the carrier suppression effect is investigated theoretically. It is well known that the ultimate performance of the OPC technique depends on several system parameters such as fiber span lengths, dispersion characteristics, input optical powers, or optical transmitter chirp. The influence of these parameters on the RF system response is studied by means of simulation, showing that the main degradation of the equalized response is due to the joint action of nonlinear effects and asymmetric optical power change along the fiber spans

Keywords

chirp modulation; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical phase conjugation; optical transfer function; optical transmitters; RF response; RF system response; RF transfer function; analog optical links; asymmetric optical power change; carrier suppression effect; compensation; dispersion characteristics; equalized response; fiber span lengths; fiber spans; input optical powers; nonlinear effects; optical phase conjugation; optical transmitter chirp; system parameters; Chirp modulation; Chromatic dispersion; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Phase modulation; Radio frequency; Transfer functions;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.927515

Filename

927515