Title :
Simultaneous upconversion by phase modulation for dispersion-independent optical MM-wave transmission
Author :
Sauer, Michael ; Nowak, Walter
Author_Institution :
Commun. Lab., Tech. Univ. Dresden, Germany
Abstract :
For dispersion-independent optical mm wave transmission systems simultaneous upconversion of IF signals in WDM channels by electro-optical phase modulation and direct detection is proposed. Transmission experiments using this technique demonstrate the feasibility of the concept
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; microwave links; microwave photonics; optical fibre communication; optical frequency conversion; phase modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; 16 GHz; IF signals; WDM channels; direct detection; dispersion-independent optical mm wave transmission systems; electro-optical phase modulation; feasibility; intermediate frequency signals; optical MM-wave transmission; phase modulation; transmission experiments; upconversion; Base stations; Chromatic dispersion; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Intensity modulation; Optical modulation; Optical sensors; Phase detection; Phase modulation; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732584
