Title :
System impacts of modulation technology and phase noise on coherent analog optical links
Author :
DeSalvo, Richard ; Middleton, Charles ; Poulin, Michel ; Latrasse, Christine ; Morin, Michel ; Ayotte, Simon ; Costin, François
Author_Institution :
Harris Corp., Melbourne, FL, USA
Abstract :
We describe an analog optical link using amplitude modulation and coherent detection for high SFDR, gain, and low noise figure. We then address the dominant performance-limiting parameters and discuss several approaches to overcome these limitations.
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; optical links; optical modulation; phase noise; amplitude modulation; coherent analog optical links; modulation technology; phase noise; Amplitude modulation; Laser noise; Optical fiber communication; Optical mixing; Phase noise;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
