Title :
Suppressed-carrier large-dynamic-range heterodyned microwave fiber-optic link
Author :
Xie, X.B. ; Wu, Y. ; Hodiak, J.H. ; Lord, S.M. ; Yu, P.K.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of ECE, California Univ., La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
A heterodyned fiber-optic link using a null-biased Mach-Zehnder modulator and two frequency-locked lasers is experimentally demonstrated with a spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) of 115 dB/Hz23/.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; heterodyne detection; laser mode locking; microwave photonics; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; -biased Mach-Zehnder modulator; SFDR; frequency-locked lasers; heterodyned microwave fiber-optic link; spurious-free dynamic range; suppressed-carrier; Bandwidth; Linearity; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Photodetectors; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2004. MWP'04. 2004 IEEE International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8491-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2004.1396885