The real frequency technique applied to narrow-band MMIC multi-stage optical modulator drivers

Author

Courcelle, L. ; Kerhervé, E. ; Jarry, P.

Author_Institution

Univ. of Bordeaux, France

Volume

1

fYear

2003

fDate

20-23 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

147

Abstract

For the recent OSSB (optical single side band) systems, modulator drivers need only a narrow bandwidth (2 GHz bandwidth at 40 GHz) to convert electric signals into optical ones. Indeed, one of the most simple ways to eliminate the periodic fading due to chromatic dispersion is to use an optical single side band signal. In accordance with this principle, this paper presents two highly linear multistage MMIC amplifiers. For the design of the matching networks, the real-frequency technique has been successfully applied to 26.5-29.5 GHz and 40.5-42.5 GHz amplifiers.

Keywords

MMIC amplifiers; driver circuits; electro-optical modulation; optical fibre communication; 2 GHz; 26.5 to 29.5 GHz; 40.5 to 42.5 GHz; OSSB systems; chromatic dispersion periodic fading; linear MMIC amplifiers; matching networks; multi-stage optical modulator drivers; narrow-band MMIC optical modulator drivers; optical single side band; real frequency technique; Amplitude modulation; Bandwidth; Chromatic dispersion; Fading; Frequency; MMICs; Narrowband; Optical amplifiers; Optical modulation; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 2003. IMOC 2003. Proceedings of the 2003 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7824-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMOC.2003.1244848

Filename

1244848