Abstract
The key goal of this paper consists of an experimental analysis of a photonic microwave up-converter based on four wave mixing (FWM) in a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) using single laser source and dual drive LiNbO3 Mach Zehnder Modulator. Simplified formulas are adopted, relating the mixing conversion gain to the modelling parameters of the SOA. Low noise levels in the electrical spectrum indicates the efficiency of the up-converter having high SNR.
© 2014 Optical Society of America
PDF ArticleMore Like This
San-Liang Lee, Pei-Miin Gong, and Chin-Tien Yang
ThGG75 Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2002
Dawei Wang, Tee-Hiang Cheng, Yong-Kee Yeo, Yixin Wang, Zhaowen Xu, and Gaoxi Xiao
JWA040 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC) 2011
Z. Dong, Z. Cao, J. Lu, L. Chen, S. Wen, Z. Jia, and G. K. Chang
JWA59 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC) 2009