Title :
Frequency conversion with cascaded SOA-EAM for bi-directional radio-on-fiber systems
Author :
Seo, Jun-Hyuk ; Choi, Chang-Soon ; Choi, Woo-Young ; Kan, Young-Shik ; Jun, Yong-Duk ; Kim, Jeha
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Yonsei Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate frequency up/down-conversion with cascaded SOA-EAM configuration. For frequency up-conversion, SOA cross-gain modulation and photo-detection characteristics of EAM are used and for frequency down-conversion, EAM nonlinearities are used.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; optical fibre communication; optical frequency conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; EAM nonlinearities; SOA cross-gain modulation; bidirectional radio-on-fiber systems; cascaded SOA-EAM; frequency conversion; frequency down-conversion; frequency up-conversion; photodetection characteristics; Base stations; Bidirectional control; Frequency conversion; Optical frequency conversion; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; RF signals; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal generators; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2004. MWP'04. 2004 IEEE International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8491-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2004.1396834
