Intensity Noise Suppression Using Dual-Polarization Dual-Parallel Modulator and Balanced Detector

Chirappanath B. Albert; Chongjia Huang; Erwin Hoi Wing Chan

doi:10.1109/JPHOT.2017.2778266

IEEE Photonics Journal (Jan 2018)

Intensity Noise Suppression Using Dual-Polarization Dual-Parallel Modulator and Balanced Detector

Chirappanath B. Albert,
Chongjia Huang,
Erwin Hoi Wing Chan

Affiliations

Chirappanath B. Albert: School of Engineering and Information Technology, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
Chongjia Huang: School of Engineering and Information Technology, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
Erwin Hoi Wing Chan: ORCiD; School of Engineering and Information Technology, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOT.2017.2778266
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 2
pp. 1 – 8

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A new structure for suppressing the relative intensity noise (RIN) from an optical source is presented. It is based on an integrated dual-polarization dual-parallel modulator and a balanced detector. It only requires a single fiber connected between the transmitter and the receiver whereas two fibers are required in the conventional dual-output modulator based RIN suppression structure. Experimental results demonstrate RIN suppression of >10 dB over 1-16 GHz frequency range with and without RF signal modulation.

Published in IEEE Photonics Journal

ISSN: 1943-0655 (Online)
Publisher: IEEE
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics; Science: Physics: Optics. Light
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