Hybrid modulator structures for subcarrier and harmonic subcarrier optical single sideband

Author

Davies, Bob ; Conradi, Jan

Author_Institution

TRLabs, Calgary, Alta., Canada

Volume

10

Issue

4

fYear

1998

fDate

4/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

600

Lastpage

602

Abstract

Optical single-sideband (OSSB) modulation is useful for mitigation of fiber chromatic dispersion effects on intensity modulated-direct detection (IMDD) optical links. We show that hybrid modulator structures based on compatible single-sideband (CSSB) theory serve as general purpose OSSB modulators. We further show that both harmonically upconverted optical double-sideband (ODSB) and harmonically upconverted OSSB signals, generated through the nonlinear characteristics of optical modulators, both provide significant dispersion improvements.

Keywords

electro-optical modulation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical harmonic generation; compatible single-sideband theory; dispersion improvements; electro optical Mach Zehnder modulators; fiber chromatic dispersion effects; harmonic subcarrier optical single sideband; harmonically upconverted OSSB signals; harmonically upconverted optical double-sideband signals; hybrid modulator structures; intensity modulated-direct detection optical links; nonlinear characteristics; optical single-sideband modulation; subcarrier optical single sideband; Amplitude modulation; Character generation; Chromatic dispersion; Fiber nonlinear optics; Intensity modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical detectors; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber theory; Optical modulation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.662607

Filename

662607