Title :
Highly linear radio-over-fiber transmitter for subcarrier multiplexed systems
Author :
Ferreira, A. ; Silveira, T. ; Fonseca, D. ; Monteiro, P. ; Ribeiro, R.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Telecomun., Campus Univ. de Santiago, Aveiro
Abstract :
A highly linear RoF transmitter, employing a dual Mach-Zehnder modulator, is proposed and experimentally tested. Carrier to interference ratio improvement of 16 dB, compared to conventional external modulation, is reported.
Keywords :
modulators; radio-over-fibre; subcarrier multiplexing; transmitters; dual Mach-Zehnder modulator; highly linear radio-over-fiber transmitter; subcarrier multiplexed systems; Nonlinear distortion; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Radio transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729261
