title: Linear phase-and-frequency-modulated photonic links using optical discriminators.
abstract: We report our experimental results for linear analog optical links that use phase or frequency modulation and optical discrimination. The discriminators are based on two architectures: a cascaded MZI FIR lattice filter and a ring assisted MZI (RAMZI) IIR filter. For both types of discriminators, we demonstrate > 6 dB improvement in the link's third-order output intercept point (OIP3) over a MZM link. We show that the links have low second-order distortion when using balanced detection. Using high optical power, we demonstrate an OIP3 of 39.2 dBm. We also demonstrate 4.3dB improvement in signal compression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. jwyrwas@berkeley.edu
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wyrwas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peach
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meredith
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Middleton
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Rasras
authors.forename: Kun-Yii
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Earnshaw
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pardo
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cappuzzo
authors.forename: E Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Klemens
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bolle
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Buhl
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: DeSalvo
mesh_terms: D000669:Amplifiers, Electronic; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D055096:Optical Devices; D009991:Oscillometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017785:Photons; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted