Title :
Balanced electroabsorption modulated RF photonic link
Author :
Cappelluti, F. ; Mathai, Sagi ; Wu, Ming C. ; Ghione, G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We propose a novel balanced RF link using a balanced electroabsorption modulator (B-EAM) that simultaneously cancels relative intensity noise, added amplified spontaneous emission noise, all even-order distortions, and 3/sup rd/ order distortions. The B-EAM can be monolithically integrated with a DFB laser and SOA, allowing the possibility of all semiconductor RF lightwave transmitters to achieve ultra-wide spurious free dynamic range and low noise figure.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; optical links; optical noise; superradiance; RF photonic link; amplified spontaneous emission noise; balanced electroabsorption modulator; dynamic range; even-order distortion; noise figure; relative intensity noise; third order distortion; Intensity modulation; Laser noise; Noise cancellation; Optical modulation; Radio frequency; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Spontaneous emission; Transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.909918
