Pre-Distortion Compensation of Dispersion in APL Based on DSB Modulation

Author

Zhi-Yu Chen ; Lian-Shan Yan ; Jia Ye ; Wie Pan ; Bin Luo ; Xi-Hua Zou ; Ying-Hui Guo ; Heng-Yun Jiang

Author_Institution

Center for Inf. Photonics & Commun., Southwest Jiaotong Univ., Chengdu, China

Volume

25

Issue

12

fYear

2013

fDate

15-Jun-13

Firstpage

1129

Lastpage

1132

Abstract

A simplified pre-distortion compensation scheme for dispersion-induced power fading in double-sideband analog photonic links is experimentally demonstrated. By properly tuning the bias of the dual-electrode Mach-Zehnder modulator and the relative phase difference between two input RF signals, the frequency response of a dispersive link can be controlled. Experimental results show that the power fading occurred at 13 and 15 GHz over SMF is fully compensated with an enhancement of ~15 dB in spurious-free dynamic range.

Keywords

Mach-Zehnder interferometers; compensation; electro-optical modulation; fading; frequency response; optical communication equipment; optical distortion; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; APL; DSB modulation; SMF; analog signals over photonic links; dispersion-induced power fading; dispersive link; double-sideband analog photonic links; dual-electrode Mach-Zehnder modulator; frequency 13 GHz to 15 GHz; power fading; predistortion compensation; relative phase difference; spurious-free dynamic range; Analog photonic link; Chromatic dispersion; Pre-distortion compensation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2013.2261486

Filename

6513244