Title :
Simultaneous optical carrier and radio frequency re-modulation in radio-over-fiber systems employing reflective SOA modulators
Author :
Kassar, Gloria Carvalho ; Calabretta, Nicola ; Monroy, Idelfonso Tafur
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby
Abstract :
We demonstrate an innovative full-duplex radio-over-fibre transmission system employing a reflective SOA to perform simultaneous reusing of the optical carrier and data re-modulation, thus avoiding the use of local radiofrequency oscillator at the station sites.
Keywords :
modulators; radio-over-fibre; radiofrequency oscillators; semiconductor optical amplifiers; optical carrier; radio frequency re-modulation; radio-over-fiber transmission systems; radiofrequency oscillator; reflective SOA modulators; Amplitude shift keying; Intensity modulation; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical saturation; Optical transmitters; Radio frequency; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382649