• DocumentCode
    1569690
  • Title

    Photodiode nonlinearity measurement using a linearized phase-modulated optical link

  • Author

    Colladay, Kristina R. ; Hastings, Alex ; McKinney, Jason D.

  • Author_Institution
    SFA Inc., Crofton, MD
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    282
  • Lastpage
    283
  • Abstract
    A new technique to determine the nonlinearity of high-speed photodiodes is presented. Utilizing a linearized phase-modulated link architecture, we directly measure the photodiode intermodulation distortion. Our results agree with those obtained via a phase-locked laser technique.
  • Keywords
    intermodulation distortion; optical links; optical modulation; phase modulation; photodiodes; high-speed photodiodes; linearized phase-modulated link architecture; optical link; phase-locked laser technique; photodiode intermodulation distortion; Delay; Distortion measurement; Interferometers; Intermodulation distortion; Optical fiber communication; Phase measurement; Phase modulation; Photoconductivity; Photodiodes; Radio frequency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
  • Conference_Location
    Acapulco
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1931-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1932-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688600
  • Filename
    4688600