• DocumentCode
    2558858
  • Title

    Linearization of a broadband analog optical link using multiple wavelengths

  • Author

    Ackerman, E.I.

  • Author_Institution
    Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    12-14 Oct. 1998
  • Firstpage
    45
  • Lastpage
    48
  • Abstract
    Instead of balancing the RF signal voltage on two modulator electrodes, broadband linearization of a link can be more easily achieved when two wavelengths are simultaneously modulated using a standard single-electrode Mach-Zehnder modulator.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical modulation; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; broadband analog optical link; broadband linearization; fibre optic link; multiple wavelengths; simultaneous modulation; single-electrode Mach-Zehnder modulator; spurious-free dynamic range; Dynamic range; Electrodes; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical fiber communication; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Radio frequency; Refractive index; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Photonics, 1998. MWP '98. International Topical Meeting on
  • Conference_Location
    Princeton, NJ, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4936-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWP.1998.745487
  • Filename
    745487