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Nonlinear distortion compensation of LD and optical intensity modulator using predistorter

전치왜곡기를 이용한 LD 및 광변조기의 비선형 왜곡 보상

  • 전금수 (전북대학교 전자정보공학부) ;
  • 왕영석 (전북대학교 전자정보공학부) ;
  • 정용채 (전북대학교 전자정보공학부) ;
  • 반재경 (전북대학교 전자정보공학부)
  • Published : 2004.10.01
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Abstract

Nonlinear distortion introduced by the optical transmitter using a direct modulation of laser diode(LD) and an indirect modulation of optical modulator can limit considerably the performance of analog optical link system such as subcarrier multiplexing system. In this paper, we have compensated the nonlinear distortion of LD and optical modulator using electrical predistorter. In the case of LD, two-tone experiments using 877.5 MHz and 882.5 MHz have shown reduction of 19 dB in third-order intermodulation product(IMP$_3$). And in the case of optical modulator, we have achieved nearly 21 dB reduction in IMP3 through two-tone experiments using 1.8975 GHz and 1.9025 GHz. The spurious free dynamic ranges of LD and optical modulator are also improved by 5 dB/Hz$^{2}$ 3/ and 7 dB/Hz$^{2}$ 3/, respectively.

LD(laser diode)나 광변조기를 이용하는 광송신단에 존재하는 비선형 변조 특성은 SCM 시스템과 같은 아날로그 광통신 시스템의 성능을 심각하게 제한한다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 전기적 전치왜곡기를 이용하여 LD와 광변조기의 비선형 특성을 보상하였다. LD의 직접변조 방식에서는 877.5 MHz와 882.5 MHz의 두 신호를 이용하여 비선형 왜곡보상 실험을 하였으며, 3차혼변조 신호의 크기를 19 dB 개선하였다. 그리고 광변조기의 경우는 1.8975 GHz와 1.9025 GHz의 두 신호를 이용하여 21 dB의 3차 혼변조 신호를 개선하였다. 또한 LD와 광변조기의 동적 동작영역을 각각 5 dB/Hz/sup ⅔/와 7 dB/Hz/sup ⅔/ 개선하였다.

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