Linearized Single Sideband Modulation Link with High SFDR Performance

摘要： A linearized fiber optic link without dispersion induced power fading is presented. It is based on using a dual-drive dual-polarization modulator to generate a single sideband RF modulated optical signal and an orthogonally linear polarized unmodulated optical signal. The link is linearized and consequently the third order spurious free dynamic range (SFDR3) is largely increased by designing the angle of a linear polarizer connected to the modulator output to suppress the third order intermodulation distortion. The two Mach Zehnder modulators inside the dual-polarization modulator are biased at the quadrature point. Hence there is no degradation in the link second order spurious free dynamic range (SFDR2) performance compared to the conventional quadrature-biased Mach Zehnder modulator link. Experimental results demonstrate a single sideband modulation link without dispersion induced power fading and a record measured SFDR3 of 121.4 dB?Hz4/5.