• 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