• Opto-Electronic Engineering
  • Vol. 39, Issue 2, 26 (2012)
YING Xiang-yue*, XU Tie-feng, LIU Tai-jun, and NIE Qiu-hua
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    DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-501x.2012.02.006 Cite this Article
    YING Xiang-yue, XU Tie-feng, LIU Tai-jun, NIE Qiu-hua. Influence of Finite Extinction Ratio of MZM on Optically Generated Millimeter-wave[J]. Opto-Electronic Engineering, 2012, 39(2): 26 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Optical generation of millimeter-wave (mm-wave) is very attractive for the applications such as radio-over-fiber for wireless communications, imaging, and radio astronomy observations. The optical generation of mm-wave signal employing Double-sideband with Carrier Suppression (DSBCS) modulation using a single-electrode Mach-Zehnder Modulator (MZM) is theoretically analyzed. The impact of the finite Extinction Ratio (ER) of MZM on the generated mm-wave signal is discussed. An experimental setup using a single-electrode MZM based on DSBCS modulation is built. A stable millimeter-wave signal tunable from 46 to 60 GHz with less than 1.5 dB power variation is obtained by tuning the electrical driving signal from 23 to 30 GHz.
    YING Xiang-yue, XU Tie-feng, LIU Tai-jun, NIE Qiu-hua. Influence of Finite Extinction Ratio of MZM on Optically Generated Millimeter-wave[J]. Opto-Electronic Engineering, 2012, 39(2): 26
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