Suppression of Even-Order Photodiode Nonlinearities in Multioctave Photonic Links

A balanced photonic receiver is demonstrated to suppress photodiode-generated even-order nonlinearities in a photonic link. This result is especially important for multioctave analog applications. Experimental results are presented for a high-frequency (2-30 MHz) link exhibiting 33-dB suppression of...

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Published in:Journal of lightwave technology 2008, Vol.26 (15), p.2557-2562
Main Authors: Hastings, A.S., Urick, V.J., Sunderman, C., Diehl, J.F., McKinney, J.D., Tulchinsky, D.A., Devgan, P.S., Williams, K.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Balancing
Circuit properties
Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
HF radio communication
Integrated optics. Optical fibers and wave guides
Intermodulation distortion
Links
microwave photonics
Nonlinear distortion
nonlinearities
Nonlinearity
Optical and optoelectronic circuits
Optical distortion
Optical fiber communication
Optical fibers
Optical modulation
Optical receivers
Optical telecommunications
Optoelectronic devices
Photoconductivity
Photocurrent
Photodiodes
Photonics
Radio frequency
Receivers
RF signals
Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices
Telecommunications
Telecommunications and information theory
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Summary:A balanced photonic receiver is demonstrated to suppress photodiode-generated even-order nonlinearities in a photonic link. This result is especially important for multioctave analog applications. Experimental results are presented for a high-frequency (2-30 MHz) link exhibiting 33-dB suppression of the second harmonic, resulting in an output intercept point of 99 dBm due to second-order intermodulation distortion at 26-mA average photocurrent.
ISSN:0733-8724
1558-2213
DOI:10.1109/JLT.2008.927180