High-order distortion in directly modulated semiconductor lasers in high-loss analog optical links with large RF dynamic range

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 3577-3586

  Gordon, George S D ^a   Crisp, Michael J ^a   Penty, Richard V ^a   White, Ian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic distortion; Free space optics; Nonlinear distortion; Optical modulation; Spurious free dynamic range (SFDR)

Indexed keywords

ANALOG OPTICAL LINK; DIRECTLY MODULATED LASERS; DIRECTLY MODULATED SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; DYNAMIC DISTORTIONS; DYNAMIC RANGE; ERROR VECTOR MAGNITUDE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FOURTH ORDER; FREE SPACE OPTICS; HIGH-ORDER; KNEE POINTS; LASER RELAXATION OSCILLATIONS; LINK PERFORMANCE; MODULATION DEPTH; NONLINEAR TERMS; OPTICAL TRANSMISSIONS; RADIO SERVICES; SHARP INCREASE; SPURIOUS-FREE DYNAMIC RANGE; THIRD-ORDER; UPPER LIMITS; WIRELESS SERVICES;

DISTORTION (WAVES); LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NONLINEAR DISTORTION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL LINKS; RADIO BROADCASTING; RADIO LINKS; RADIO TRANSMISSION;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 83455187943     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2011.2172773     Document Type: Article

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