Title :
Photonic frequency up-conversion based on RSOA for 20-GHz radio signal transmission
Author :
Al-Qazwini, Zaineb ; Hoon Kim
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
We demonstrate the transmission of 1.25-Gb/s 20-GHz radio signals generated by a low-cost reflective semiconductor optical amplifier. A significant improvement in the system bandwidth and dispersion tolerance is achieved by using a delay interferometer.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical fibre communication; optical frequency conversion; optical transmitters; radio-over-fibre; semiconductor optical amplifiers; RSOA; bit rate 1.25 Gbit/s; delay interferometer; dispersion tolerance; frequency 20 GHz; optical transmitters; photonic frequency upconversion; radio signal transmission; radio-over-fiber; reflective semiconductor optical amplifier; system bandwidth; Bandwidth; Optical amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical polarization; Optical receivers;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference held jointly with 2013 International Conference on Photonics in Switching (OECC/PS), 2013 18th
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
