Powered by OpenAIRE graph
Found an issue? Give us feedback
addClaim

Feedforward compensation of integrated optic modulator distortion

Authors: de Ridder, René M.; Korotky, S.K.;

Feedforward compensation of integrated optic modulator distortion

Abstract

Optical fiber communication systems having a linear transfer characteristic are of interest for rf to millimeter wave applications. Among these is the distribution of amplitude modulated cable television signals. In that application typically 40-60 channels in the frequency range of 50-500 MHz are multiplexed for transmission, which consequently places stringent requirements on linearity and SNR and constrains the per channel optical modulation depth (OMD) to ~4%.1,2 None of the standard types of waveguide electrooptic modulator inherently provides the necessary linearity. For example, at 4% OMD the two-tone third-order intermodulation products of the Mach-Zehnder modulator, the directional coupler switch, and the y-fed directional coupler are calculated to be −74, −72, and −73.6 dBc,3 whereas the requirement is about −100 dBc Here we investigate the use of active feedforward compensation4 to reduce the distortion from an integrated optic transmitter. We demonstrate signal suppression ratios of >15 dB over the range of 50-300 MHz and >25 dB from 300 to 500 MHz.

Country
Netherlands
Related Organizations
Keywords

METIS-114398

  • BIP!
    Impact byBIP!
    selected citations
    These citations are derived from selected sources.
    This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
    22
    popularity
    This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
    Average
    influence
    This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
    Top 1%
    impulse
    This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.
    Top 10%
Powered by OpenAIRE graph
Found an issue? Give us feedback
selected citations
These citations are derived from selected sources.
This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
BIP!Citations provided by BIP!
popularity
This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Popularity provided by BIP!
influence
This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
BIP!Influence provided by BIP!
impulse
This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Impulse provided by BIP!
22
Average
Top 1%
Top 10%
Upload OA version
Are you the author of this publication? Upload your Open Access version to Zenodo!
It’s fast and easy, just two clicks!