调制损耗对硅基MZI结构光调制器非线性特性的影响

针对基于马赫-曾德干涉仪结构的硅基光调制器中非线性电光响应的问题,采用包含PN结非线性调制损耗和非线性折射率变化的模型,通过数值仿真方法,研究了上下两臂对称和不对称两种情况下,调制损耗对硅基光调制器非线性的影响.对比考虑调制损耗和忽略调制损耗的模型,发现在常规大信号情况下,当光调制器偏置相位为0时,调制损耗使得三次谐波增强,四次谐波减弱;当光调制器偏置相位为π/2时,调制损耗使得二次和四次谐波增强;而在小信号情况下,三次和四次等高次谐波不明显,在光调制器偏置相位为0时,调制损耗在光调制器上下两臂不对称情况下增加了基频分量串扰;在光调制器偏置相位为π/2时,调制损耗的影响主要表现为增加了二次谐波分量.     

单极型马赫-曾德尔调制器的互调失真分析

针对单极型马赫曾德尔电光调制器在Radio over Fiber(RoF)和副载波复用系统中的应用,讨论了输入两路射频信号的情形,给出了电光调制器互调失真的严格通用解析解。该解析解可用于表示任意阶的互调失真项和谐波项。数值结果表明了该解析解的正确性。分析结果表明,调制器的三阶互调失真与调制器偏置相移无关,只与输入射频信号的调制系数有关,并且当外加偏置电压等于调制器的半波电压时,只存在偶数阶的失真项。根据该解析解,可方便地设计模拟光通信系统,精确地预计外调制器的非线性特征,优化系统性能。     

同相正交硅基光调制器的自动偏置电压控制技术

描述了基于同相正交硅基光调制器的自动偏置电压控制算法理论及实现方案。首先比较了硅基光调制器与传统铌酸锂调制器的调制特性,结合同相正交硅基光调制器模型推导出了调制器输出光信号与电场信号的函数关系式,根据此关系式提出了一种基于正弦dither信号注入调制器偏置工作点并解析调制器内置低带宽监控光电二极管反馈信号频域参数的控制方案,并通过数值仿真验证方案的可行性;然后搭建自动偏置电压控制算法的测试平台,通过测试平台得出不同偏置电压条件下I(in-phase)路、Q(quadrature-phase)路与Phase(outer-phase)路调制器内置监控光电二极管的反馈信号波形,并将测试结果与仿真数据进行对比,对比结果验证了本研究假定的同相正交硅基光调制器光电传递函数模型的准确性;最后测试了128 Gb/s双偏振正交相移键控调制格式下偏置电压控制算法的精度,并通过矢量幅度误差指标得到算法所引入的光信噪比代价。     

两路输入前置光放大星间微波光子链路优化

考虑到星间微波光子链路传输损耗大且多路微波信号之间交调干扰严重,利用前置光放大来提高链路的信号噪声失真比RSNDR。建立了两路输入前置光放大星间微波光子链路模型,推导出了RSNDR的解析表达式。通过优化马赫-曾德尔调制器的直流偏置相移,使得在给定输入射频信号功率条件下RSNDR最大,并进一步分析了前置光放大器参数对最优直流偏置相移和RSNDR的影响。仿真结果表明,前置光放大改变了影响RSNDR的主要因素,使信号放大的倍数大于噪声和三阶交调(IM3)放大的倍数,从而提高了链路的RSNDR。当前置光放大器增益为20dB、噪声系数为3dB时,最优的RSNDR比不加前置光放大器时提高24dB。前置光放大器增益和噪声系数对最优的RSNDR影响很大,而对最优的直流偏置相移几乎无影响。     

基于相位/强度调制的伪毫米波超宽带信号的光学辅助探测（英文）

针对伪毫米波超宽带信号脉冲宽度窄且信号强度低而不易探测的特点,本文提出了两种光学辅助包络探测方案.将伪毫米波超宽带信号调制到光载波上,利用光纤布喇格光栅带通滤波器滤出调制器输出的第一边带信号,通过光电探测器和低通滤波器便可以得到用于判决的伪毫米波超宽带信号的包络信息.数学推导和仿真分析了分别采用相位调制器和强度调制器对输出包络信号振幅的影响.研究结果表明:强度调制器需要偏置控制电路来稳定偏置点的位置,当强度调制器工作在最小传输点时,得到的包络信号幅值最大;相位调制器无需偏置控制电路,其输出信号包络的幅值等于使用强度调制器的系统可得到的最大值;使用相位调制器的系统较使用强制调制器的系统具有结构更简单和插入损耗更低的特点.     

调制器低偏置方案优化光电振荡器相位噪声

提出了采用调制器低偏置方案来降低光电振荡器(OEO)的相位噪声方案并得到了实验验证.调制器的大光功率注入与低偏置点设置能够降低噪信比,进而降低输出信号的相位噪声.实验证明,当60 mW光功率注入时,在低偏置点能得到相噪的最低值,该值比正交偏置点对应的相噪值下降了2.8 dB.     

瑞利布里渊光时域分析系统中电光调制器的理论模型与实验研究

瑞利布里渊光时域分析系统能够以非破坏性方式实现单光源、单端工作,利用强度型电光调制器同时调制脉冲基底和脉冲信号是获得该系统所需连续光和脉冲光的关键技术.本文理论分析、仿真和实验研究了一种将脉冲信号输入到电光调制器偏置端、微波信号输入到电光调制器射频端同时调制脉冲基底和脉冲信号的新调制方法,探讨了电光调制器用于瑞利布里渊光时域分析系统时的最佳工作点问题.结果表明,当调制脉冲基底和脉冲时分别将电光调制器偏置在传输曲线的谷点和峰点,并根据实际系统的组成和性能指标要求选择合适的微波调制信号幅度,可获得满足瑞利布里渊光时域分析系统要求的连续光和脉冲光.本文的研究结果为瑞利布里渊光时域分析系统的最佳化设计提供了理论依据.     

瑞利布里渊光时域分析系统中电光调制器的理论模型与实验研究

瑞利布里渊光时域分析系统能够以非破坏性方式实现单光源、单端工作,利用强度型电光调制器同时调制脉冲基底和脉冲信号是获得该系统所需连续光和脉冲光的关键技术.本文理论分析、仿真和实验研究了一种将脉冲信号输入到电光调制器偏置端、微波信号输入到电光调制器射频端同时调制脉冲基底和脉冲信号的新调制方法,探讨了电光调制器用于瑞利布里渊光时域分析系统时的最佳工作点问题.结果表明,当调制脉冲基底和脉冲时分别将电光调制器偏置在传输曲线的谷点和峰点,并根据实际系统的组成和性能指标要求选择合适的微波调制信号幅度,可获得满足瑞利布里渊光时域分析系统要求的连续光和脉冲光.本文的研究结果为瑞利布里渊光时域分析系统的最佳化设计提供了理论依据.     

光纤CATV外调制发射机中的复合二次失真及其抑制

复合二次失真(CSO:Composite Second Order Distortion)是光纤CATV中最主要的非线性之一.理论分析表明:在外调制CATV中,将调制器偏置在最佳偏置点可以消除CSO,但外调制器最佳偏置点却随时间及环境温度等漂移,因而会导致CSO的严重恶化.本文提出了一种易于实现的调制器偏置点控制方案,并进行了详细的理论分析与实验研究,结果显示该方案能够将50～550MHz宽频带内电视信号CSO指标抑制在-65dB以下.     

基于双平行马赫曾德调制器的动态可调光载波边带比光单边带调制：理论分析与实验研究

理论分析并实验研究了一种基于双平行马赫曾德调制器(DP-MZM)具有动态光载波边带比(OCSR)调谐能力的光单边带(OSSB) 调制实现方案, 方案利用DP-MZM内部集成的三个独立的调制单元, 分别实现OSSB调制、光载波移相和光信号干涉, 最终, 仅需改变调制器的一个偏置点, 就实现了OCSR的动态调谐, 实验得到了小信号调制(调制系数m=0.2)下, OCSR的可调范围-20.8–23.5 dB. 并分析了OCSR与射频功率之间的对应关系, 通过本方案调谐至最佳的OCSR可提高模拟光链路接收灵敏度. 关键词： 光纤通信 微波光子 光载波边带比 光单边带调制     

A novel wavelength shift keying transmitter using a pair of Mach-Zehnder modulators

A novel and simple method to achieve wavelength shift keying (WSK) modulation is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The proposed WSK transmitter consists of a pair of Mach-Zehnder modulators (MZMs) that are biased appropriately to achieve complementary operation. When a non-return-to-zero data stream is applied to the two MZMs, thanks to the complementary operation of the MZMs, the WSK-modulated signal can be obtained by combining the two intensity-modulated optical signals. A tunable optical delay line (ODL) is applied to achieve synchronization between the two optical signals. The ODL can also be used to compensate for the dispersion-induced walk-off effect between the two optical carriers. The application of the proposed WSK transmitter in a passive optical network is demonstrated, in which the downstream WSK signal is reused as optical carrier for upstream intensity-modulated data transmission. The proposed approach is experimentally realized; experimental results verify the feasibility of the approach.     

Design of millimeter-wave fiber-wireless downlink with remote local-oscillator delivery by using dual-electrode Mach-Zehnder modulators configured for optical single-sideband modulations

An optical fiber-wireless system operating in millimeter-wave (MMW) bands may include numerous optical remote access points (RAPs) of which the cost is critical to implement such systems in real market. In this paper, we design an optical fiber communication system for MMW optical fiber downlink transmission with remote MMW local-oscillator (LO) delivery for intermediate frequency (IF) fiber uplink transmission. The new design is based on two dual-electrode Mach-Zehnder modulators in parallel both configured for optical single-sideband modulations. By using the proposed design, a conventional RAP can be simplified in structure to reduce the cost. Our numerical results show that, with the proposed design, 1-Gbit/s binary-phase-shift-keying (BPSK) data at a 42-GHz sub-carrier frequency can be transmitted over a 20-km standard single-mode optical fiber followed by a wireless transmission of several kilometers. Moreover, a MMW LO at 37-GHz frequency can be remotely delivered over tens of kilometers of a standard single-mode fiber with acceptable deterioration in the LO phase noise for IF uplink fiber transmission.     

Theoretical Analysis of the Intermodulation Performance of Mach-Zehnder Modulators with Difference Frequency Injection

Large signal analysis of Mach-Zehnder electro-optic modulators excited by three tone signals is presented. The special case of two equal-amplitude sinusoids plus a difference-frequency injection is considered in detail. The results show that even under large signal conditions it is possible, at least in theory, to totally eliminate the third-order intermodulation when the amplitudes of the equal-amplitudes input sinusoids and the difference-frequency injection are equal. This would be a promising technique for achieving highly linear Mach-Zehnder electro-optic modulators.     

在时域和频域控制下色散管理孤子系统的定时抖动

利用变分法研究了时域和频域的控制技术同步幅度调制器和固定频率滤波器对色散管理孤子系统的作用.得到了计算定时抖动的解析表达式,利用得到的公式,可以计算不同控制参量时,孤子系统定时抖动的大小,从而优化同步幅度调制器和固定频率滤波器的设计.结果也证明了滤波器对喇曼效应引起的时间抖动的抑制作用.     

集成马赫-曾德尔热光耦合器的可调谐振环优化设计

根据耦合模理论,推导出可调谐光波导谐振环的光强和相位传递函数的表达式,并分析了可调谐谐振环的传输特性.结果表明,谐振环中集成的马赫-曾德尔耦合器的参量设定和调谐方式直接影响谐振环的谐振频率移动范围和调制功率.通过改变耦合器参量对谐振环进行优化设计,在中心波长为1550 am附近,谐振环半径2 cm,传输损耗0.08 dB/cm的情况下,实现了清晰度和最佳谐振深度的调谐,谐振频率的移动范围低于0.027 GHz,降低了谐振环对频率调制器的调频要求,同时降低了耦合器的调制功率.     

High-Q, tunable, photonic microwave single passband filter based on stimulated Brillouin scattering and fiber Bragg grating filtering

We experimentally demonstrate a single passband, photonic microwave bandpass filter scheme based on stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) in optical fiber. A single side band (SSB)-modulated probe and a single frequency, tunable pump beam that have been produced by the combination of conventional Mach-Zehnder modulators and fiber Bragg grating filters, are used for the generation of SBS phenomenon in a 1-km long highly nonlinear dispersion-shifted optical fiber. Using the proposed scheme a single microwave passband with a ∼26 MHz bandwidth is readily achieved over a radio frequency tuning range from 1.3 to 9.3 GHz. The maximum Q-factor is measured to be ∼360.     

Experimental demonstration of microring quadrature phase-shift keying modulators

Advanced optical modulation formats are a key technology to increase the capacity of optical communication networks. Mach-Zehnder modulators are typically used to generate various modulation formats. Here, we report the first experimental demonstration of quadrature phase-shift keying (QPSK) modulation using compact microring modulators. Generation of 20 Gb/s QPSK signals is demonstrated with 30 μm radius silicon ring modulators with drive voltages of ~6 V. These compact QPSK modulators may be used in miniature optical transponders for high-capacity optical data links.     

Novel optical orthogonally modulation scheme for superimposing DPSK signals on dark RZ signals

A configuration of transmitter for superimposing DPSK signals on dark RZ signals was proposed. The transmitter comprises two optical phase modulators and a delayed line Mach-Zehnder interferometer. A new orthogonally modulation format with tunable duty cycle and extinction ratio in the optical domain was generated and discussed. The results show that the proposed modulation format offers significant advantages in offering high spectral efficiency values, high extinction ratio, and requiring electronics with reduced bandwidth.     

Microwave Photonic Link with Carrier Suppression for Increased Dynamic Range

Theoretical analysis and experimental investigation of microwave photonic links with bias-shifted Mach-Zehnder modulators are presented. An optical amplifier is used to increase link gain and reduce noise figure. The combination of modulator bias shift away from quadrature and optical amplification reduces the link noise figure by more than 15 dB. For modulation frequencies from 2 to 18 GHz, the third-order limited spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR3) of these links is greater than 120 dB, normalized to a 1-Hz bandwidth. Conventional links based on Mach-Zehnder modulators are limited to SFDR3 values of approximately 110 dB, normalized to a 1-Hz bandwidth. This level of performance is achieved without electronic or optical linearization.     

Performance evaluation of N × 40 Gbps CS-RZ and DCS-RZ modulated signals transmitted over single mode fiber based on non-ideal LiNbO<Subscript>3</Subscript> Mach-Zehnder modulators

We investigate the transmission performance of N × 40 Gbps carrier-suppressed return-to-zero (CS-RZ) and duobinary CS-RZ (DCS-RZ) modulated wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) signals over the standard single-mode fiber (SSMF) based on non-ideal Mach-Zehnder (MZ) modulators through numerical simulations. In addition to that, the impact on receiver margin related to the residual chirp due to an asymmetry ratio of modulators as well as the effect of the applied chirp of modulators has been studied. As the asymmetry ratio of modulators is increased, dispersion penalties are increased asymmetrically at around the zero dispersion wavelength for the CS-RZ format. The DCS-RZ modulation format has a symmetric behavior due to different characteristics of the residual chirp of modulators. The receiver margin for the DCS-RZ modulation format is larger than the CS-RZ modulation format above the asymmetry ratio of 0.82 of modulators (extinction ratio of 20 dB) with the optimal Δλ_DCF. By controlling the negative/positive applied chirp of the first/second modulator, dispersion penalties can be reduced for both the CS-RZ and DCS-RZ formats. In the DCS-RZ format compared to the CS-RZ format, the effect of the applied chirp of the first modulator is more dominant than that of the second modulator. The simulation results show that the receiver margin is limited by the asymmetry ratio of modulators as well as a deviated wavelength from the zero dispersion wavelength of dispersion compensating fibers (DCF) in order to be fully post-compensated. Dispersion penalties can be reduced with appropriate chirp parameters of two non-ideal modulators.