DocumentCode
3224061
Title
Measurement of intermodulation distortion in optical diodes
Author
Kanack, B.
Author_Institution
Defense Syst. & Electron. Group, Texas Instrum. Inc., Dallas, TX, USA
fYear
1995
fDate
16-20 May 1995
Firstpage
61
Abstract
A measurement technique has been developed to directly determine the output two-tone, third-order intercept of microwave frequency p-i-n optical detector diodes. This method has been used to determine the bias dependence and frequency dependence of output third-order intercept for a p-i-n diode. It has been found that the third-order intercept increases monotonically with increasing reverse bias and decreases with increasing frequency. The maximum measurable output third-order intercept for a p-i-n diode has been found to be in excess of 10 dBm at 2 GHz.<>
Keywords
intermodulation distortion; optical fibres; optical receivers; p-i-n photodiodes; photodetectors; 2 GHz; bias dependence; fibre optic analogue links; frequency dependence; intermodulation distortion; p-i-n optical detector diodes; reverse bias; third-order intercept; Distortion measurement; Frequency; Intermodulation distortion; Laser noise; Optical distortion; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical noise; P-i-n diodes; Semiconductor diodes;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1995., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
Orlando, FL, USA
ISSN
0149-645X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2581-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.1995.406097
Filename
406097
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