Title :
Predistortion compensation of nonlinearities in optical channelization systems for microwave applications
Author :
Agarwal, A. ; Banwell, T. ; Toliver, P. ; Woodward, T.K.
Author_Institution :
Telcordia Technol., Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We present the compensation of nonlinearities due to cross-modulation for high dynamic range in RF channelization applications using a novel predistortion method. Simulations show that the cross-modulation nonlinearity, a key limitation, can be suppressed by more than 30dB.
Keywords :
laser beam applications; microwave photonics; nonlinear distortion; nonlinear optics; optical filters; optical modulation; RF channelization; cross-modulation nonlinearity; microwave application; nonlinearities compensation; optical channelization system; predistortion compensation; Frequency modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Predistortion; RF signals; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621365
