Analysis of hybrid modulation techniques in MZ-EOM-based photonic mixers to overcome dispersion-induced power penalty in up-converting millimeter-wave fiber-optic links
Jm. Fuster et al., Analysis of hybrid modulation techniques in MZ-EOM-based photonic mixers to overcome dispersion-induced power penalty in up-converting millimeter-wave fiber-optic links, MICROW OPT, 23(2), 1999, pp. 127-129
In this letter, we investigate the combination of single-sideband (SSB) and
double-sideband (DSB) modulation techniques in up-converting millimeter-wa
ve fiber-optic links. It is shown that the dispersion-induced power penalty
due to fiber chromatic dispersion may be mitigated and eventually overcome
by employing MZ-EOM SSB modulation over the local oscillator signal and /
or the intermediate frequency signal. Experimental results are provided for
the hybrid modulation scheme which combines both SSB and DSB. (C) 1999 Joh
n Wiley & Sons, Inc.