A Novel High-Linearity Microwave Photonic Link Based on the Strategy of Adding a Compensation Path Using a Bidirectional Phase Modulator

A novel phase-modulation direct-demodulation microwave photonic link for improving the spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. In the proposed system, two different C-band optical wavelengths are modulated by a phase modulator in opposite directions. After com...

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Main Authors: Tianwei Jiang, Ruihuan Wu, Song Yu, Dongsheng Wang, Wanyi Gu
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Published: IEEE 2016-01-01
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Ruihuan Wu
Song Yu
Dongsheng Wang
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Song Yu
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Wanyi Gu
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description A novel phase-modulation direct-demodulation microwave photonic link for improving the spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. In the proposed system, two different C-band optical wavelengths are modulated by a phase modulator in opposite directions. After combining the wavelengths, a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) is used to remove the optical spectrum between the two wavelengths. Because of the natural and wideband <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\pi$</tex-math></inline-formula> phase difference between the up and low optical sidebands after the phase modulation, third-order intermodulation distortion (IMD3) can be counteracted by subtly designing the optical power and modulation depth relationships between the two wavelengths. The experimental results show that IMD3 is reduced by 28.6 dB, achieving an SFDR improvement of 20 dB compared to a traditional single sideband phase-modulation microwave photonic link.
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spelling doaj-art-dfcd52ad66e24a8ea0fa270b7211bfae2025-08-20T03:32:37ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552016-01-01851710.1109/JPHOT.2016.26145007579650A Novel High-Linearity Microwave Photonic Link Based on the Strategy of Adding a Compensation Path Using a Bidirectional Phase ModulatorTianwei Jiang0Ruihuan Wu1Song Yu2Dongsheng Wang3Wanyi Gu4State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, ChinaA novel phase-modulation direct-demodulation microwave photonic link for improving the spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. In the proposed system, two different C-band optical wavelengths are modulated by a phase modulator in opposite directions. After combining the wavelengths, a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) is used to remove the optical spectrum between the two wavelengths. Because of the natural and wideband <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\pi$</tex-math></inline-formula> phase difference between the up and low optical sidebands after the phase modulation, third-order intermodulation distortion (IMD3) can be counteracted by subtly designing the optical power and modulation depth relationships between the two wavelengths. The experimental results show that IMD3 is reduced by 28.6 dB, achieving an SFDR improvement of 20 dB compared to a traditional single sideband phase-modulation microwave photonic link.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7579650/Microwave photonicsmicrowave photonics signal processingtunable filter.
spellingShingle Tianwei Jiang
Ruihuan Wu
Song Yu
Dongsheng Wang
Wanyi Gu
A Novel High-Linearity Microwave Photonic Link Based on the Strategy of Adding a Compensation Path Using a Bidirectional Phase Modulator
IEEE Photonics Journal
Microwave photonics
microwave photonics signal processing
tunable filter.
title A Novel High-Linearity Microwave Photonic Link Based on the Strategy of Adding a Compensation Path Using a Bidirectional Phase Modulator
title_full A Novel High-Linearity Microwave Photonic Link Based on the Strategy of Adding a Compensation Path Using a Bidirectional Phase Modulator
title_fullStr A Novel High-Linearity Microwave Photonic Link Based on the Strategy of Adding a Compensation Path Using a Bidirectional Phase Modulator
title_full_unstemmed A Novel High-Linearity Microwave Photonic Link Based on the Strategy of Adding a Compensation Path Using a Bidirectional Phase Modulator
title_short A Novel High-Linearity Microwave Photonic Link Based on the Strategy of Adding a Compensation Path Using a Bidirectional Phase Modulator
title_sort novel high linearity microwave photonic link based on the strategy of adding a compensation path using a bidirectional phase modulator
topic Microwave photonics
microwave photonics signal processing
tunable filter.
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7579650/
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