Title :
Third-order intermodulation distortion characteristics of a non-biased electroabsorption modulator on fiber-radio system
Author :
Yoshimatsu, T. ; Ohno, T. ; Doi, Y. ; Tsuzuki, K. ; Kagawa, T. ; Mitachi, S.
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
The third-order intermodulation distortion characteristics of an electroabsorption modulator that operates at zero bias voltage were investigated. Spurious free dynamic range was sufficiently high to realize an uplink access point on fiber-radio without a DC electric power supply.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; intermodulation distortion; microwave links; microwave photonics; optical fibre communication; semiconductor quantum wells; InAlGaAs-InAlAs; fiber-radio; fiber-radio system; nonbiased electroabsorption modulator; radio-on-fiber; spurious free dynamic range; third-order intermodulation distortion characteristics; uplink access point; zero bias voltage; Bandwidth; Dynamic range; Intermodulation distortion; Optical crosstalk; Optical distortion; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Power supplies; Radio frequency; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.970969
