Title :
Highly Linear Single Sideband Transmitter for Radio-Over-Fiber Systems
Author :
Ferreira, Ana ; Silveira, Tiago ; Fonseca, Daniel ; Ribeiro, Rui ; Monteiro, Paulo
Author_Institution :
Nokia Siemens Networks SA, Amadora, Portugal
Abstract :
A wavelength-independent single sideband (SSB) transmitter for high-performance radio-over-fiber links is proposed. Third order intermodulation distortion improvement of 9 dB is experimentally verified in back-to-back comparing to a conventional SSB transmitter. Simulation results demonstrate dispersion-independent performance of the proposed transmitter, while the conventional transmitter is further penalized by 8 dB.
Keywords :
optical transmitters; radio-over-fibre; highly linear single sideband transmitter; radio-over-fiber systems; third order intermodulation distortion; wavelength independent single sideband transmitter; Amplitude modulation; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Modulator linearization; optical carrier suppressed modulation; optical single sideband (SSB); radio over fiber (RoF); subcarrier multiplexing (SCM);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2011.2167963
