Title :
General expressions for IM/DD dispersive analog optical links with external modulation or optical up-conversion in a Mach-Zehnder electrooptical modulator
Author :
Corral, Juan L. ; Marti, Javier ; Fuster, Jose M.
Author_Institution :
ETSI Telecommun., Univ. Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
fDate :
10/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A general derivation of the optical modulation process in a dual-drive Mach-Zehnder modulator (DD-MZM) is introduced. The expressions include all harmonics and are entirely general in terms of bias point. Chromatic dispersion is also included allowing the prediction of a number of important phenomena in photonic signal transmission. Examples of special cases of these general equations are then presented. Similar expressions are introduced for harmonic optical up-conversion through a photonic mixer based on a DD-MZM covering any bias point or phase shift between DD-MZM drives
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical modulation; intermodulation distortion; microwave photonics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical frequency conversion; IM/DD dispersive analog optical links; Mach-Zehnder electrooptical modulator; bias point; external modulation; harmonics; optical modulation process; optical up-conversion; phase shift; photonic mixer; photonic signal transmission; Amplitude modulation; Dispersion; Electrooptic modulators; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical fiber communication; Optical modulation; Phase modulation;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
