DocumentCode
2096338
Title
Experimental demonstration of digital predistortion for linearization of Mach-Zehnder modulators in direct-detection MB-OFDM ultra-wideband over fiber systems
Author
Omomukuyo, Oluyemi ; Thakur, Manoj P. ; Mitchell, Jason E.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, London, UK
fYear
2012
fDate
7-10 Nov. 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
Digital predistortion for an intensity-modulated direct-detection MB-OFDM UWB system is proposed and experimentally demonstrated to compensate for the non-linear transfer characteristics of the utilized Mach-Zehnder modulator and improve system performance.
Keywords
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; OFDM modulation; intensity modulation; linearisation techniques; microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; radio-over-fibre; Mach-Zehnder modulators; digital predistortion; direct-detection MB-OFDM ultrawideband over fiber systems; intensity modulation; linearization; nonlinear transfer characteristics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP), 2012 Asia
Conference_Location
Guangzhou
ISSN
2162-108X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-6274-0
Type
conf
Filename
6510899
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