Title :
Analysis of drive conditions of Mach-Zehnder modulator for 16-QAM transmission
Author :
Tanguy, D. ; Jaffre, P. ; Penard, E.
Author_Institution :
CNET, Lannion, France
fDate :
5/28/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors analyse, theoretically and experimentally, the impact of the bias conditions and of the optical modulation depth of a Mach-Zehnder external modulator on the optical transmission of a millimetre-wave modulated in 16-QAM format in the context of the development of hybrid optical/radio access networks
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; digital communication; electro-optical modulation; error statistics; microwave links; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; quadrature amplitude modulation; radio networks; 16-QAM transmission; BER; Mach-Zehnder modulator; bias conditions; bit error rate; drive conditions; hybrid optical/radio access networks; millimetre-wave modulation; optical modulation depth; optical transmission;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980755
