Multichannel single-sideband SCM/DWDM transmission systems

To understand the transmission limitation of multiple narrow single-sideband subcarrier-multiplexed (SSB/SCM) signals, this paper first presents a closed-form analysis to predict Mach-Zehnder intensity modulator-induced composite triple beat (CTB), and linear-fiber-dispersion-induced composite second-order (CSO) and CTB distortions. To combine SSB/SCM with dense-wavelength-division-multiplexing (DWDM) systems, analytical and numerical tools, which are not constrained by any wavelength spacing and modulation frequencies, are used to analyze cross-phase modulation-induced crosstalk. All the analytical and numerical results are verified by computer simulations. Several multichannel SSB/SCM/DWDM systems with transport capacities of 10 or 20 Gb/s per wavelength, with a wavelength spacing of 25, 50, and 100 GHz, are also studied in this paper to understand the fundamental transmission limitations.     

基于单边带调制的直接探测光OFDM-RoF系统研究

研究基于单边带调制(SSB)的直接探测光正交频分复用-光载射频(OFDM-RoF)系统的性能。10Gbit/s的二进制数据信号经过QAM符号映射和OFDM调制后,与10GHz射频信号混频并驱动双电极LiNbO3马赫-曾德尔调制器(LN-MZM)产生SSB-OFDM信号,调制信号通过光纤传输至基站,进行直接探测转换为毫米波电信号后再无线发送到用户端。仿真结果证实,OFDMRoF系统在4QAM和16QAM两种调制格式下的EVM都满足FEC的要求。同时,理论分析并仿真验证存在一个最佳调制指数可以使信号传输性能达到最佳,并且最佳调制指数与光纤长度无关。     

SCM/WDM系统中抑制载波的光学单边带调制技术

为了有效抑制SCM/WDM光纤通信系统中的群速度色散和非线性效应,利用SCM/WDM光纤通信系统中信号经过两次调制这一特性,提出了一种在SCM/WDM系统中容易实现的抑制载波的光学单边带调制技术。抑制载波的光学单边带调制信号具有很大的调制深度,即通过抑制载波可以有效的增大了调制深度,进而可以减小调制器的外加电压升高而激发的一系列有害的非线性效应。实测的调制信号的频谱只剩下了半个边频,有效地减小了光信号的频带宽度,从而可以有效地减小群速度色散对信号的劣化。接收机灵敏度的实测图表明,利用文中所述的抑制载波的光学单边带调制技术可以有效地提高接收机的灵敏度达3-5dB。     

A fast-hopping single-PLL 3-band MB-OFDM UWB synthesizer

This paper describes a 3-band (mode 1) multi-band-OFDM UWB synthesizer implemented in a 0.25-/spl mu/m SiGe BiCMOS process. The interference-robust, fast-hopping synthesizer uses one single-sideband (SSB) mixer for frequency shifting. A single phase-locked loop (PLL) generates the steady input signals for the SSB-mixer. Crucial in the design is a divide-by-5 frequency divider that generates quadrature signals at a frequency of 528 MHz. The 0.44 mm/sup 2/ fully integrated synthesizer consumes 52 mW from a 2.7 V supply. Out-of-band spurious tones are below -50 dBc, allowing co-operability with WLAN applications in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz range. The integrated phase noise is below 2/spl deg/ rms. The measured frequency transition time is well below the required 9.5 ns.     

基于啁啾光纤布拉格光栅的宽谱光单边带调制方法

提出一种基于啁啾光纤布拉格光栅(CFBG)的宽谱光单边带(OSSB)调制实现方法。光双边带(ODSB)调制信号经过同一CFBG两个相反方向的反射,利用偏振控制器(PC)实现两个方向偏振态的正交。这种双反射CFBG(DR-CFBG)结构可以滤出光载波与其中一个边带实现OSSB调制,同时消除了反射谱内的色散,避免了滤波引起的相位畸变。利用实验制作的线性CFBG搭建了DR-CFBG,实验数据仿真结果表明,本文方法可以实现宽谱基带信号与加载数据信息射频信号的OSSB调制,结果表明传输距离大于6km时,40Gb/s NRZ信号OSSB调制传输有明显优势;加载2.5Gb/s的NRZ信号,OSSB调制传输50km,误码率为10-9时,20GHz射频为载波的功率代价比10GHz低3dB,比40GHz低1.2dB。改进CFBG的边沿斜率可以更好地抑制边带残留,提高OSSB调制信号的传输性能。     

Design of Lange-couplers and single-sideband mixers usingmicromachining techniques

This paper reports on the design and performance of micromachined Lange-couplers and single-sideband mixers (SSB) on thin dielectric membranes at Ku-band. The micromachined Lange-coupler results in a 3.6±0.8 dB coupling bandwidth from 6.5 to 20 GHz. The Lange-coupler and an interdigital filter are used in a 17-GHz SSB. The SSB mixer requires 1-2 mW of local oscillator (LO) power without dc bias and achieves a 30 dB upper-sideband (USB) image rejection for an IF frequency of 1 GHz and above. The micromachined membrane technology can be easily scaled to millimeter-wave monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMIC's) to meet the low-cost requirements in automotive or portable communication systems     

基于超长分布式2阶喇曼放大器的光载射频传输

为了提升光载射频传输链路的链路增益以及传输距离,采用了L波段的超长分布式2阶喇曼放大器结构对光信号进行放大。从理论上对分布式2阶喇曼放大器以及光载射频传输链路的原理进行了解释,利用信号光、1阶抽运光、2阶抽运光以及噪声之间的耦合方程组分析了它们之间的关系,并且得到了基于超长分布式2阶喇曼放大器的光载射频传输系统的1阶射频信号增益。通过数值仿真以及系统实验得到了抽运功率大小对超长分布式2阶喇曼放大器的开关增益的影响、光载射频传输系统在0GHz~7GHz范围内的频率响应及其射频增益以及该光载射频传输链路在应用超长分布式2阶喇曼放大器后的相位噪声情况。结果表明,光载射频传输在超长分布式2阶喇曼放大器的作用下获得了28.1dB的链路增益,在距离为80.94km的光链路上实现了近似无损传输,射频信号开关增益与射频信号频率无关。该研究在光载射频链路的长距离传输中有重要的应用价值。     

A 3-to-8-GHz fast-hopping frequency synthesizer in 0.18-/spl mu/m CMOS technology

A frequency synthesizer incorporating one single-sideband (SSB) mixer generates seven bands of clock distributed from 3 to 8GHz with 1-ns switching time. An efficient frequency synthesizing technique producing balanced bands around one center frequency is employed, and the SSB mixer uses double degeneration topology to increase the linearity. Fabricated in 0.18-/spl mu/m CMOS technology, this circuit achieves a sideband rejection of 37 dB while consuming 48 mW from a 2.2-V supply.     

30-40-GHz drain-pumped passive-mixer MMIC fabricated on VLSI SOI CMOS technology

In this paper, a passive down mixer is proposed, which is well suited for short-channel field-effect transistor technologies. The authors believe that this is the first drain-pumped transconductance mixer that requires no dc supply power. The monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) is fabricated using digital 90-nm silicon-on-insulator CMOS technology. All impedance matching, bias, and filter elements are implemented on the chip, which has a compact size of 0.5 mm/spl times/0.47 mm. The circuit covers a radio frequency range from 30 to 40 GHz. At a RF frequency of 35 GHz, an intermediate frequency of 2.5 GHz and a local-oscillator (LO) power of 7.5 dBm, a conversion loss of 4.6 dB, a single-sideband (SSB) noise figure (NF) of 7.9 dB, an 1-dB input compression point of -6 dBm, and a third-order intercept point at the input of 2 dBm were measured. At lower LO power of 0 dBm, a conversion loss of 6.3 dBm and an SSB NF of 9.7 dB were measured, making the mixer an excellent candidate for low power-consuming wireless local-area networks. All results include the pad parasitics. To the knowledge of the authors, this is the first CMOS mixer operating at millimeter-wave frequencies. The achieved conversion loss is even lower than for passive MMIC mixers using leading edge III/V technologies, showing the excellent suitability of digital CMOS technology for analog circuits at millimeter-wave frequencies.     

基于单边带调制的光毫米波产生及其传输特性研究

提出了一种新型单边带调制(SSB)产生光毫米波的全双工光纤无线通信(ROF)系统.利用射频(RF)信号驱动马赫-曾德尔调制器(MZM)产生偶数双边带信号,并通过技术基带信号调制到中心载波上,再与未被调制双边带的任一边带耦合产生光毫米波信号.理论分析发现,该毫米波的接收功率不会发生周期衰减.实验研究表明,经过50 km传...     

Highly spectrum efficient OFDM/PDM wireless networks by usingoptical SSB modulation

Optical frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) wireless access network using optical single-sideband modulation is proposed, which allows to deliver different wireless signals from a central station to each base station over an optical fiber network. The optical single-sideband (SSB) OFDM can achieve the highest spectrum efficiency of 0.25 b/s/Hz. A 0.25 b/s/Hz has been experimentally verified by the error-free transport of two-channel 4.98 Gb/s BPSK signal on 10 GHz wireless carrier with the frequency channel interval of 20 GHz at 1550 nm over 50 km-long standard single-mode fiber link. Furthermore, it has been also experimentally confirmed that by introducing the polarization division multiplexing (PDM), the ultimate spectrum efficiency of 0.5 b/s/Hz can be achieved by the hybrid OFDM/PDM     

30-GHz millimeter-wave carrier generation with single sideband modulation based on stimulated Brillouin scattering

A new technique to generate a millimeter（mm）-wave carrier of 32.57 GHz(f_LO=10.85 GHz) with single sideband modulation（SSB） for radio-over-fiber（RoF） systems is experimentally demonstrated by using stimulated Brillouin scattering（SBS）.The SSB is realized by directly amplifying the +3rd sideband of the modulated optical carrier in the process of SBS.The pump wave is provided through a double Brillouin scattering frequency shifting configuration.The use of the same laser source to generate the pump wave ensures the stability of the mm-wave generation system since the relative frequency shift between them can be eliminated.In addition, the mm-wave carrier obtains an RF power gain of 21 dB with the SBS amplification and a 3-dB bandwidth of 10kHz.     

基于混合集成的高增益光接收模块北大核心

针对光载无线通信(RoF)系统对高增益、小型化光接收模块(ROSA)的需求,基于混合集成技术,设计并制作了一种高增益的四通道ROSA器件,尺寸为20.0 mm×14.0 mm×5.9 mm。模块内集成了低噪声放大器(LNA)芯片以提高射频信号增益,建立了射频信号传输电路,并对器件特性进行了仿真分析。经测试,器件的射频信号增益达14 dB,-3 dB带宽为23 GHz,在1550 nm波长的入射光下,器件的响应度为0.81 A/W,相邻信道之间的射频信号串扰小于-40 dB。该模块对于减小RoF系统的体积和功耗具有重要意义。     

Very low noise RF nMOSFETs on plastic by substrate thinning and wafer transfer

A very low minimum noise figure (NF/sub min/) of 1.2 dB and a high associated gain of 12.8 dB at 10 GHz were measured for six-finger, 0.18-/spl mu/m radio frequency (RF) metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors mounted on insulating plastic following substrate-thinning (/spl sim/30 /spl mu/m) and wafer transfer. Before this process, the devices had a slightly better RF performance of 1.1-dB NF/sub min/ and a 13.7-dB associated gain. The small RF performance degradation of the active transistors transferred to plastic shows the potential of integrating electronics onto plastic.     

Subcarrier multiplexing for high-speed optical transmission

The performance of high-speed digital fiber-optic transmission using subcarrier multiplexing (SCM) is investigated both analytically and numerically. In order to reduce the impact of fiber chromatic dispersion and increase bandwidth efficiency, optical single-sideband (OSSB) modulation was used. Because frequency spacing between adjacent subcarriers can be much narrower than in a conventional DWDM system, nonlinear crosstalk must be considered. Although chromatic dispersion is not a limiting factor in SCM systems because the data rate at each subcarrier is low, polarization mode dispersion (PMD) has a big impact on the system performance if radiofrequency (RE) phase detection is used in the receiver. In order to optimize the system performance, tradeoffs must be made between data rate per subcarrier, levels of modulation, channel spacing between subcarriers, optical power, and modulation indexes. A 10-Gb/s SCM test bed has been set up in which 4 × 2.5 Gb/s data streams are combined into one wavelength that occupies a 20-GHz optical bandwidth. OSSB modulation is used in the experiment. The measured results agree well with the analytical prediction     

Simultaneous all-optical frequency downconversion technique utilizing an SOA-MZI for WDM radio over fiber (RoF) applications

Simultaneous all-optical frequency-downconversion technique utilizing a semiconductor optical amplifier Mach-Zehnder interferometer (SOA-MZI) is experimentally demonstrated, and its application to a wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) radio over fiber (RoF) uplink is proposed. The conversion efficiencies from 22.5 (f/sub RF/) to 2.5 GHz (f/sub IF/=f/sub RF/-2f/sub LO/) are in the range from 1.5 to 3 dB for the optical RF wavelength between 1548 and 1558 nm. Error-free simultaneous all-optical frequency downconversion of the two WDM RoF upstream channels that carry 155-Mb/s differential phase-shift keying data at 22.5 GHz to an optical intermediate frequency signal having the frequency of 2.5 GHz with the power penalty less than 0.1 dB at the bit error rate of 10/sup -8/ is achieved.     

Impact of Nonlinear Transfer Function and Imperfect Splitting Ratio of MZM on Optical Up-Conversion Employing Double Sideband With Carrier Suppression Modulation

Generation of optical millimeter-wave (mm-wave) signal using a Mach–Zehnder modulator (MZM) based on double-sideband (DSB), single-sideband (SSB), and double-sideband with carrier suppression (DSBCS) modulation schemes have been demonstrated for various applications, such as broadband wireless signals or optical up-conversion for wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) radio-over-fiber (RoF) network, wideband surveillance, spread spectrum, and software-defined radio. Among these schemes, DSBCS modulation offers the best receiver sensitivity, lowest spectral occupancy, the least stringent requirement of electrical bandwidth, and the smallest receiving power penalty after long transmission distance. Nonetheless, the inherent nonlinear E/O (electrical/optical) conversion response of a MZM is such that the signal quality of the optical mm-wave suffers. Fabrication tolerances make a balanced 50/50 splitting ratio of the MZM's y-splitter particularly difficult to achieve. As a result, imbalanced MZMs have a finite extinction ratio (ER) and degrade the optical carrier suppression ratio (OCSR) using DSBCS modulation. In this paper, the effect of the MZM nonlinearity and imbalanced y-splitter on optical mm-wave generation by DSBCS modulation is theoretically and experimentally investigated. A novel approach with better performance and greater cost-effectiveness than dual-electrode MZM (DD-MZM) is presented to realize a DSBCS modulation scheme based on a single-electrode MZM (SD-MZM).      

Degree-of-polarization-based PMD monitoring for subcarrier-multiplexed signals via equalized carrier/sideband filtering

We demonstrate a method for differential-group-delay (DGD) and polarization-mode-dispersion (PMD) monitoring using the degree-of-polarization (DOP) in subcarrier-multiplexed (SCM) systems. Traditional SCM signal show very little DOP sensitivity to DGD/PMD due to the low modulation depth used for generating SCM signals. We use a narrow-band optical filter to equalize the power of the carrier and one of the sidebands by offsetting the filter from the carrier, enabling PMD and DGD monitoring and more than tripling the DOP sensitivity to DGD/PMD. Our technique is simple, uses only a single optical filter, and can be applied to both single- and double-sideband (SSB and DSB) SCM signals as well as single and multisubcarrier systems. Additionally, we show that our monitoring technique is robust to the chromatic dispersion-induced radio-frequency (RF) power fading effect seen in DSB SCM signals. Using this technique to enhance the DOP sensitivity to DGD/PMD and generate a feedback signal to a PMD compensator (PMDC), we obtain an 11-dB improvement in the 5% RF power tail.     

Comments on “Optical amplifier noise figure reduction foroptical single-sideband signals”

In a recent paper (see Proc. Inst. Radio Eng., vol.32, p.419, 1944). it was demonstrated that a noise figure below the so-called “quantum limit” is possible using single-sideband (SSB) modulation. In this comment we discuss the interpretation of this result and its implications for optical communications systems     

Digital single-sideband mixer

A single-sideband (SSB) frequency converter using only exclusive-or logic gates and no reactive or frequency-selective analog circuit elements takes square-wave inputs at two arbitrary frequencies f1and f2and generates an output waveform whose principal spectral component is at either f1+f2or f1-f2, selectably. A pair of outputs is generated in phase quadrature.