TY - JOUR
T1 - Bit-error-rate performance analysis of self-heterodyne detected radio-over-fiber links using phase and intensity modulation
AU - Yin, Xiaoli
AU - Yu, Xianbin
AU - Tafur Monroy, Idelfonso
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - We theoretically and experimentally investigate the performance of two self-heterodyne detected radio-over-fiber (RoF) links employing phase modulation (PM) and quadrature biased intensity modulation (IM), in term of bit-error-rate (BER) and optical signal-to-noise-ratio (OSNR). In both links, self-heterodyne receivers perform down-conversion of radio frequency (RF) subcarrier signal. A theoretical model including noise analysis is constructed to calculate the Q factor and estimate the BER performance. Furthermore, we experimentally validate our prediction in the theoretical modeling. Both the experimental and theoretical results show that the PM link offers superior OSNR receiver sensitivity performance (higher than 6 dB) over the quadrature biased IM counterpart.
AB - We theoretically and experimentally investigate the performance of two self-heterodyne detected radio-over-fiber (RoF) links employing phase modulation (PM) and quadrature biased intensity modulation (IM), in term of bit-error-rate (BER) and optical signal-to-noise-ratio (OSNR). In both links, self-heterodyne receivers perform down-conversion of radio frequency (RF) subcarrier signal. A theoretical model including noise analysis is constructed to calculate the Q factor and estimate the BER performance. Furthermore, we experimentally validate our prediction in the theoretical modeling. Both the experimental and theoretical results show that the PM link offers superior OSNR receiver sensitivity performance (higher than 6 dB) over the quadrature biased IM counterpart.
U2 - 10.1109/TMTT.2010.2074490
DO - 10.1109/TMTT.2010.2074490
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0018-9480
VL - 58
SP - 3229
EP - 3236
JO - IEEE Transaction on Microwave Theory and Techniques
JF - IEEE Transaction on Microwave Theory and Techniques
IS - 11
M1 - 5590270
ER -