D-Band mm-Wave SSB Vector Signal Generation Based on Cascaded Intensity Modulators

D-Band mm-Wave SSB Vector Signal Generation Based on Cascaded Intensity Modulators

We proposed and experimentally demonstrated a novel and simple method to realize D-band millimeter-wave (mm-wave) single-sideband (SSB) vector signal generation using cascaded one single-drive Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM) and one push-pull MZM. After the first MZM driven by a radio frequency (RF) si...

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Main Authors: Yitong Li, You-Wei Chen, Wen Zhou, Xizi Tang, Jin Shi, Li Zhao, Jianguo Yu, Gee-Kung Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2020-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
Subjects:
Optical frequency comb
single-sideband modulation
intensity modulator
radio-over-fiber and millimeter-wave generation.
Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9000516/
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spelling doaj-80f84615f4844f49a383b4f3eb06eed92021-03-29T17:59:31ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552020-01-0112211110.1109/JPHOT.2020.29742569000516D-Band mm-Wave SSB Vector Signal Generation Based on Cascaded Intensity ModulatorsYitong Li0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3567-1544You-Wei Chen1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9372-4320Wen Zhou2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2998-5849Xizi Tang3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5751-0242Jin Shi4Li Zhao5Jianguo Yu6Gee-Kung Chang7School of Electronic Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USASchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USASchool of Electronic Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USASchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USASchool of Electronic Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USAWe proposed and experimentally demonstrated a novel and simple method to realize D-band millimeter-wave (mm-wave) single-sideband (SSB) vector signal generation using cascaded one single-drive Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM) and one push-pull MZM. After the first MZM driven by a radio frequency (RF) signal of 20-GHz, an optical frequency comb (OFC) with six flat carriers was successfully generated. Using the subsequent push-pull MZM driven by 10-GHz SSB vector signals and a photodiode (PD) for detection, we finally generated D-band SSB vector mm-wave signals at frequencies of 130-GHz and 150-GHz, respectively. The experimental results are well consistent with theoretical and simulation analysis. Based on the proposed scheme, 4-Gbaud generated D-band quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) and 16 quadrature amplitude modulation (16QAM) mm-wave signals were transmitted over 10-km/25-km single-mode-fiber (SMF) and 1-m wireless links. The bit-error-rate (BER) performance can reach less than 7% hard-decision forward-error-correction (FEC) threshold of 3.8 &#x00D7; 10<sup>-3</sup>.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9000516/Optical frequency combsingle-sideband modulationintensity modulatorradio-over-fiber and millimeter-wave generation.
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author Yitong Li
You-Wei Chen
Wen Zhou
Xizi Tang
Jin Shi
Li Zhao
Jianguo Yu
Gee-Kung Chang
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You-Wei Chen
Wen Zhou
Xizi Tang
Jin Shi
Li Zhao
Jianguo Yu
Gee-Kung Chang
D-Band mm-Wave SSB Vector Signal Generation Based on Cascaded Intensity Modulators
IEEE Photonics Journal
Optical frequency comb
single-sideband modulation
intensity modulator
radio-over-fiber and millimeter-wave generation.
author_facet Yitong Li
You-Wei Chen
Wen Zhou
Xizi Tang
Jin Shi
Li Zhao
Jianguo Yu
Gee-Kung Chang
author_sort Yitong Li
title D-Band mm-Wave SSB Vector Signal Generation Based on Cascaded Intensity Modulators
title_short D-Band mm-Wave SSB Vector Signal Generation Based on Cascaded Intensity Modulators
title_full D-Band mm-Wave SSB Vector Signal Generation Based on Cascaded Intensity Modulators
title_fullStr D-Band mm-Wave SSB Vector Signal Generation Based on Cascaded Intensity Modulators
title_full_unstemmed D-Band mm-Wave SSB Vector Signal Generation Based on Cascaded Intensity Modulators
title_sort d-band mm-wave ssb vector signal generation based on cascaded intensity modulators
publisher IEEE
series IEEE Photonics Journal
issn 1943-0655
publishDate 2020-01-01
description We proposed and experimentally demonstrated a novel and simple method to realize D-band millimeter-wave (mm-wave) single-sideband (SSB) vector signal generation using cascaded one single-drive Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM) and one push-pull MZM. After the first MZM driven by a radio frequency (RF) signal of 20-GHz, an optical frequency comb (OFC) with six flat carriers was successfully generated. Using the subsequent push-pull MZM driven by 10-GHz SSB vector signals and a photodiode (PD) for detection, we finally generated D-band SSB vector mm-wave signals at frequencies of 130-GHz and 150-GHz, respectively. The experimental results are well consistent with theoretical and simulation analysis. Based on the proposed scheme, 4-Gbaud generated D-band quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) and 16 quadrature amplitude modulation (16QAM) mm-wave signals were transmitted over 10-km/25-km single-mode-fiber (SMF) and 1-m wireless links. The bit-error-rate (BER) performance can reach less than 7% hard-decision forward-error-correction (FEC) threshold of 3.8 &#x00D7; 10<sup>-3</sup>.
topic Optical frequency comb
single-sideband modulation
intensity modulator
radio-over-fiber and millimeter-wave generation.
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9000516/
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