Title :
Improvement of dispersion resistance in analog radio-on-fiber upconversion links
Author :
Le Guennec, Y. ; Maury, G. ; Cabon, B. ; Bastard, L.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Microelectron. Electromagn. & Photonics, Grenoble, France
Abstract :
Simulations and measurements are carried out to evaluate dispersion resistance of up-conversion systems using one-electrode/push-pull Mach-Zehnder modulators or a passive unbalanced interferometer. This former solution causes very low fluctuations for mixing power as a function of fiber length.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; microwave mixers; microwave photonics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; Mach-Zehnder modulators; analog radio-on-fiber upconversion links; dispersion resistance; passive unbalanced interferometer; Chromatic dispersion; Frequency modulation; Microelectronics; Microwave photonics; Optical fiber devices; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; RF signals; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2003. MWP 2003 Proceedings. International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8691-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2003.1422905