16QAM Vector Millimeter-Wave Signal Generation Based on Phase Modulator With Photonic Frequency Doubling and Precoding

In this paper, we experimentally demonstrate a method to generate a frequency-doubling photonic 16-quadrature-amplitude-modulation (16QAM) vector millimeter-wave (mm-wave) signal by using a single phase modulator (PM) with an amplitude and phase precoding technique. The PM is driven by a 2-Gbaud 16Q...

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Main Authors: Lun Zhao, Jianguo Yu, Lei Chen, Ping Min, JiaHeng Li, Renfan Wang
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2016-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7389332/
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Lei Chen
Ping Min
JiaHeng Li
Renfan Wang
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Ping Min
JiaHeng Li
Renfan Wang
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description In this paper, we experimentally demonstrate a method to generate a frequency-doubling photonic 16-quadrature-amplitude-modulation (16QAM) vector millimeter-wave (mm-wave) signal by using a single phase modulator (PM) with an amplitude and phase precoding technique. The PM is driven by a 2-Gbaud 16QAM-modulated precoded vector signal at 20 GHz. We transmit the generated optical radio-frequency (RF) signal at 40 GHz over 22-km single-mode fiber, and after heterodyne beating in a single-ended photodiode, a 40-GHz electrical vector mm-wave signal displaying regular 16QAM modulation can be generated with a bit error ratio (BER) of less than the hard-decision forward error correction (HD-FEC) threshold of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$3.8\times 10^{-3}$</tex-math></inline-formula>. To our knowledge, this is the first time that high-order QAM vector mm-wave signal generation based on a single has been demonstrated.
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spelling doaj-art-e1c73e1dc0574ee5afbe14ee0f4b46ed2025-08-20T03:31:23ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552016-01-01821810.1109/JPHOT.2016.2520821738933216QAM Vector Millimeter-Wave Signal Generation Based on Phase Modulator With Photonic Frequency Doubling and PrecodingLun Zhao0Jianguo Yu1Lei Chen2Ping Min3JiaHeng Li4Renfan Wang5Sch. of Electron. Eng., Beijing Univ. of Posts &amp; Telecommun., Beijing, ChinaSch. of Electron. Eng., Beijing Univ. of Posts &amp; Telecommun., Beijing, ChinaSch. of Electron. Eng., Beijing Univ. of Posts &amp; Telecommun., Beijing, ChinaSch. of Electron. Eng., Beijing Univ. of Posts &amp; Telecommun., Beijing, ChinaSch. of Electron. Eng., Beijing Univ. of Posts &amp; Telecommun., Beijing, ChinaWuhan Telecommun. Devices Co., Ltd., Wuhan, ChinaIn this paper, we experimentally demonstrate a method to generate a frequency-doubling photonic 16-quadrature-amplitude-modulation (16QAM) vector millimeter-wave (mm-wave) signal by using a single phase modulator (PM) with an amplitude and phase precoding technique. The PM is driven by a 2-Gbaud 16QAM-modulated precoded vector signal at 20 GHz. We transmit the generated optical radio-frequency (RF) signal at 40 GHz over 22-km single-mode fiber, and after heterodyne beating in a single-ended photodiode, a 40-GHz electrical vector mm-wave signal displaying regular 16QAM modulation can be generated with a bit error ratio (BER) of less than the hard-decision forward error correction (HD-FEC) threshold of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$3.8\times 10^{-3}$</tex-math></inline-formula>. To our knowledge, this is the first time that high-order QAM vector mm-wave signal generation based on a single has been demonstrated.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7389332/Millimeter wave16-quadrature-amplitude-modulationphotonic vector signalphase modulatorphotonic frequency multiplication
spellingShingle Lun Zhao
Jianguo Yu
Lei Chen
Ping Min
JiaHeng Li
Renfan Wang
16QAM Vector Millimeter-Wave Signal Generation Based on Phase Modulator With Photonic Frequency Doubling and Precoding
IEEE Photonics Journal
Millimeter wave
16-quadrature-amplitude-modulation
photonic vector signal
phase modulator
photonic frequency multiplication
title 16QAM Vector Millimeter-Wave Signal Generation Based on Phase Modulator With Photonic Frequency Doubling and Precoding
title_full 16QAM Vector Millimeter-Wave Signal Generation Based on Phase Modulator With Photonic Frequency Doubling and Precoding
title_fullStr 16QAM Vector Millimeter-Wave Signal Generation Based on Phase Modulator With Photonic Frequency Doubling and Precoding
title_full_unstemmed 16QAM Vector Millimeter-Wave Signal Generation Based on Phase Modulator With Photonic Frequency Doubling and Precoding
title_short 16QAM Vector Millimeter-Wave Signal Generation Based on Phase Modulator With Photonic Frequency Doubling and Precoding
title_sort 16qam vector millimeter wave signal generation based on phase modulator with photonic frequency doubling and precoding
topic Millimeter wave
16-quadrature-amplitude-modulation
photonic vector signal
phase modulator
photonic frequency multiplication
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7389332/
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