| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7924989 | Optics Communications | 2018 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A linearization scheme for receiving broadband radio frequency (RF) is theoretically analyzed and experimentally demonstrated. The system uses three intensity modulators (IMs) to impose a two-tone RF signal on an optical carrier. We demonstrate that the linearization technique can be used to suppress the third-order inter-modulation distortion (IMD3) and the five-order inter-modulation distortion (IMD5) components simultaneously. An improvement of the spurious free dynamic range (SFDR) as large as 112.13 dB in 1-Hz bandwidth is achieved, which is 13.5 dB higher than the SFDR of a conventional intensity-modulated scheme.
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Authors
Xiang Zhu, Tao Jin, Hao Chi, Guochuan Tong, Tianhao Lai, Dong Li,