High-dynamic-range linear analog data links (1-20 GHz) using room temperature DFB laser diodes

Ian H. White; Peter Hartmann; Jonathan D. Ingham; Matthew Webster; David Wake; Adrian Wonfor; Richard V. Penty; Alwyn J. Seeds; J. Kenton White

doi:10.1117/12.516114

6 February 2004 High-dynamic-range linear analog data links (1-20 GHz) using room temperature DFB laser diodes

Ian H. White, Peter Hartmann, Jonathan D. Ingham, Matthew Webster, David Wake, Adrian Wonfor, Richard V. Penty, Alwyn J. Seeds, J. Kenton White

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Proceedings Volume 5210, Ultrahigh- and High-Speed Photography, Photonics, and Videography; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.516114
Event: Optical Science and Technology, SPIE's 48th Annual Meeting, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We report the analysis and application of uncooled, directly-modulated high-speed DFB lasers with emphasis on their analogue transmission performance. Fibre-optic links employing such lasers are shown to meet the most stringent requirements of analogue systems at both high carrier frequencies and high temperatures. Spurious-free dynamic ranges (SFDR) exceeding 100dB×Hz^2/3 and 90dB×Hz^2/3 and input third-order intercept points (IIP3) above 20dBm and 18dBm are reported for carrier frequencies up to 20GHz at 25°C and up to 10GHz at 85°C, respectively. The error-vector magnitude (EVM) for a 256-QAM modulated signal transmitted over 15km of SMF remains below 1.9% for carrier frequencies of both 2GHz and 5GHz for all measured temperatures. The link performance is assessed by using 3GPP W-CDMA, IEEE 802.11a and IEEE 802.11b signals. In all cases the EVM remains within the standard specification, for fibre-optic link lengths of up to 10km and laser operating temperatures of up to 70°C. Finally, an IEEE 802.11b WLAN demonstrator is presented, allowing antenna remoting over up to 1000m of 62.5/125μm MMF.

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Ian H. White, Peter Hartmann, Jonathan D. Ingham, Matthew Webster, David Wake, Adrian Wonfor, Richard V. Penty, Alwyn J. Seeds, and J. Kenton White "High-dynamic-range linear analog data links (1-20 GHz) using room temperature DFB laser diodes", Proc. SPIE 5210, Ultrahigh- and High-Speed Photography, Photonics, and Videography, (6 February 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.516114

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