DocumentCode
3516287
Title
Polarization-free operation of external modulators in radio on fiber systems
Author
Tomioka, Tazuko ; Ohshima, Shigeru
Author_Institution
Mobile Commun. Lab., Toshiba R&D Center, Kawasaki, Japan
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Firstpage
201
Abstract
Slow polarization scrambling enables us to place polarization-dependent modulators apart from light sources. The principle was experimentally confirmed. The penalty was sufficiently small as 2 dB when the transmitted signal CNR was 45 dB
Keywords
amplitude shift keying; digital communication; error statistics; microwave links; optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; ASK bandpass signal; BER; CNR; bit error rate; external modulators; polarization-dependent modulators; polarization-free operation; radio over fiber systems; slow polarization scrambling technique; Cascading style sheets; Intensity modulation; Light sources; Optical distortion; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; RF signals; Radio frequency;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Photonics, 1999. MWP '99. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5558-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWP.1999.819685
Filename
819685
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