Linearized modulators for analog photonic links

Author

Bridges, W.B. ; Cummings, U.V. ; Schaffner, J.H.

Author_Institution

California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

5-5 Dec. 1996

Firstpage

61

Lastpage

64

Abstract

The potential applications of high dynamic range analog RF photonic links include antenna remoting, photonic-coupled phased-array antennas, and cable-television transmission. This paper compares the results obtained with a number of different electro-optic modulator types and link configurations assuming an ideal velocity-matched modulator. The degrading effects of velocity mismatching are also presented for some of the modulators studied.

Keywords

electro-optical modulation; intermodulation; optical fibre communication; radio links; analog RF photonic links; antenna remoting; cable-television transmission; degrading effects; electro-optic modulator types; high dynamic range; ideal velocity-matched modulator; linearized modulators; link configurations; photonic-coupled phased-array antennas; velocity mismatching; Bandwidth; Dynamic range; Electrooptic modulators; Noise level; Noise reduction; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Photonics; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Photonics, 1996. MWP '96. Technical Digest., 1996 Internatonal Topical Meeting on

Conference_Location

Kyoto, Japan

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3129-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWP.1996.662067

Filename

662067