Clipping distortion in AM-VSB CATV subcarrier multiplexed lightwave systems

Author

Frigo, Nicholas J. ; Bodeep, George E.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Lab., Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

4

Issue

7

fYear

1992

fDate

7/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

781

Lastpage

784

Abstract

The authors discuss theoretical and experimental investigations of clipping distortion in CATV systems. After reporting an exact form of an earlier clipping model, the authors present a new model which predicts the clipping distortion at each intermodulation product (IMP) frequency of a set of carriers as a function of their modulation depth for all orders. This allows the calculation of distortion ratios (CSO, CTB, and CNLD) from basic principles, expressed in closed form. Experiments were performed to test the model´s validity. The results of CSO, CTB, and CNLD measurements are presented and they are found to agree well with the predictions of the model.<>

Keywords

amplitude modulation; cable television; multiplexing; optical links; AM-VSB CATV subcarrier multiplexed lightwave systems; CNLD; CSO; CTB; SCM; clipping distortion; closed form; distortion ratios; intermodulation product frequency; modulation depth; Bandwidth; Diodes; Distortion measurement; Frequency; Intermodulation distortion; Performance evaluation; Predictive models; Signal to noise ratio; TV; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.145271

Filename

145271