Title :
Intrinsic intermodulation distortion characteristics of linear optical amplifier
Author :
Tong, Dennis T K ; Wu, Ming C. ; Dijaili, Sol P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., China
Abstract :
We experimentally investigate the use of Linear Optical Amplifier (LOA) in microwave photonic systems and its intrinsic intermodulation distortion characteristics. Amplifier-induced spurious-free dynamic range (>100 dB-Hz/sup 2/3/) is obtained for the first tune.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; optical distortion; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; intrinsic intermodulation distortion characteristics; linear optical amplifier; microwave photonic systems; Intermodulation distortion; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical saturation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
