Title :
Parametric sampling gate linearization by pump intensity modulation
Author :
Ataie, Vahid ; Wiberg, Andreas O J ; Liu, Lan ; Alic, Nikola ; Radic, Stojan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present a novel technique for parametric sampling gate linearization. The method relies on partial transfer of the signal modulation to the pump leading to an overall quadratic distortion reduction. A 25 dB improvement in even-harmonics distortion is demonstrated experimentally.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; linearisation techniques; nonlinear optics; optical fibres; optical modulation; optical pumping; signal sampling; even harmonics distortion; parametric sampling gate linearization; partial transfer; pump intensity modulation; quadratic distortion reduction; signal modulation; Logic gates; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358573
