• DocumentCode
    2237697
  • Title

    A linearized phase-modulated analog optical link

  • Author

    McKinney, Jason D. ; Williams, Keith J.

  • Author_Institution
    U.S. Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a linearized phase-modulated analog link that achieves a fifth-order-limited spurious-free dynamic range of ~130 dB-Hz4/5. This result represents a 17 dB improvement over conventional (single-detector) intensity-modulated links for the same received photocurrent.
  • Keywords
    optical links; phase modulation; photoconductivity; analog optical link; intensity-modulated links; linearized phase modulated link; received photocurrent; single detector; Demodulation; Interferometers; Optical distortion; Optical fiber communication; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Phase modulation; Photoconductivity; Radio frequency; 060.2360: Fiberoptics links and subsystems; 060.5060: Phase modulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4571518