Linearity optimizations of analog ring resonator modulators through bias voltage adjustments
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2018
Abstract
© 2017 Elsevier B.V. The linearity of ring resonator modulator (RRM) in microwave photonic links is studied in terms of instantaneous bandwidth, fabrication tolerances, and operational bandwidth. A proposed bias voltage adjustment method is shown to maximize spur-free dynamic range (SFDR) at instantaneous bandwidths required by microwave photonic link (MPL) applications while also mitigating RRM fabrication tolerances effects. The proposed bias voltage adjustment method shows RRM SFDR improvement of ∼5.8 dB versus common Mach–Zehnder modulators at 500 MHz instantaneous bandwidth. Analyzing operational bandwidth effects on SFDR shows RRMs can be promising electro-optic modulators for MPL applications which require high operational frequencies while in a limited bandwidth such as radio-over-fiber 60 GHz wireless network access.
Publication Title
Optics Communications
Recommended Citation
Hosseinzadeh, A.,
&
Middlebrook, C.
(2018).
Linearity optimizations of analog ring resonator modulators through bias voltage adjustments.
Optics Communications,
410, 345-349.
http://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2017.10.021
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