Title :
High-efficiency directly modulated laser links
Author_Institution :
Univeristy of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We report a new type of high-performance RF-lightwave transmitter, which can provide >10 dB RF insertion gain at <0 dBm optical power with high spur-free dynamic range and low noise characteristics in an analog fiber link The insertion gain of the transmitter is obtained from the device FM-gain provided by a high-FM -efficiency laser and a high slop efficiency FM discriminator. An integrated version of such a device will be ideal for future RF-photonic links.
Keywords :
frequency modulation; laser beam applications; optical fibre communication; optical transmitters; radio links; 10 dB; RF-lightwave transmitter; RF-photonic links; analog fiber link; directly modulated laser links; high spur-free dynamic range; high-FM-efficiency laser; high-efficiency modulated laser links; high-performance transmitter; insertion gain; low noise characteristics; Dynamic range; Fiber lasers; Gain; Laser noise; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical transmitters; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2001. MWP '01. 2001 International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7003-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2002.982301
