Title :
Intermodulation distortion analysis of an analog photonic link employing parametric phase sensitive amplification
Author :
Fsaifes, Ihsan ; Labidi, Tarek ; Goldfarb, Fabienne ; Bretenaker, Fabien
Author_Institution :
Lab. Aime Cotton, Univ. Paris Sud, Orsay, France
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate the linearity of an analog photonic link employing phase sensitive parametric amplification by performing third order intermodulation distortion product measurements using two RF tones. Amplification without any distortion increase is achieved.
Keywords :
intermodulation distortion; microwave photonics; multiwave mixing; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical links; optical parametric amplifiers; RF tones; analog photonic link; four-wave mixing; highly nonlinear fiber; intermodulation distortion analysis; parametric phase sensitive amplification; third order intermodulation distortion product measurements; Gain; Noise; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical sensors; Photonics; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6963992
