Spur-free dynamic range of photonic links using polarization modulation

Thomas E. Darcie; Amol Moye; Jeffrey D. Bull; Hiroshi Kato; Nicolas A. F. Jaeger

doi:10.1117/12.628070

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4 October 2005 Spur-free dynamic range of photonic links using polarization modulation

Thomas E. Darcie, Amol Moye, Jeffrey D. Bull, Hiroshi Kato, Nicolas A. F. Jaeger

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Proceedings Volume 5971, Photonic Applications in Nonlinear Optics, Nanophotonics, and Microwave Photonics; 59711V (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.628070
Event: Photonics North, 2005, Toronto, Canada

Abstract

The spur-free dynamic range (SFDR) of a novel microwave-photonic link, using a polarization mode-converter electro-optic modulator in a balanced output configuration, is characterized in this work. Common-mode intensity noise and optical-amplifier-induced beat noise are suppressed using a polarization-selective balanced optical receiver. In addition, third-order predistortion is used to reduce 2-tone intermodulation distortion by up to 20 dB, further increasing the SFDR. Unlike the conventional approach using a dual-output Mach-Zehnder modulator, the complementary output signals are combined naturally as orthogonal polarizations into one transmission fiber.

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Thomas E. Darcie, Amol Moye, Jeffrey D. Bull, Hiroshi Kato, and Nicolas A. F. Jaeger "Spur-free dynamic range of photonic links using polarization modulation", Proc. SPIE 5971, Photonic Applications in Nonlinear Optics, Nanophotonics, and Microwave Photonics, 59711V (4 October 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.628070

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