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A 40 Gbps electro-absorption modulator integrated laser modeling method for optical transmitter in ultra-wide band radio-over-fiber systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

Frédérique Deshours ,
Anne-Laure Billabert ,
Catherine Algani ,
Fabrice Blache ,
Christian Rumelhard  and
Georges Alquié
Frédérique Deshours*
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d’Électronique et Électromagnétisme L2E, UPMC UniversitéParis 06, Paris, France. Phone: +33 (0) 1 44 27 74 59; Fax: +33 (0) 1 44 27 62 14.
Anne-Laure Billabert
Affiliation:
Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers CNAM, Laboratoire d’Électronique, SYstèmes de Communications et Microsystèmes ESYCOM, Paris, France.
Catherine Algani
Affiliation:
Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers CNAM, Laboratoire d’Électronique, SYstèmes de Communications et Microsystèmes ESYCOM, Paris, France.
Fabrice Blache
Affiliation:
Alcatel-Thales III-V Lab, a joint lab: Bell Labs and Thales Research & Technology, Marcoussis, France.
Christian Rumelhard
Affiliation:
Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers CNAM, Laboratoire d’Électronique, SYstèmes de Communications et Microsystèmes ESYCOM, Paris, France.
Georges Alquié
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d’Électronique et Électromagnétisme L2E, UPMC UniversitéParis 06, Paris, France. Phone: +33 (0) 1 44 27 74 59; Fax: +33 (0) 1 44 27 62 14.
*
Corresponding author: F. Deshours Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The great interest of optical fiber links in communicating systems especially in ultra-wide band (UWB) communications has grown up in the last decade and requires co-simulation for mixed circuits design exploiting both optical and microwave domains. In this paper, we report an original modeling method of an electro-absorption modulator associated with a distributed-feedback laser to simulate an optical transmitter of an UWB over fiber system. Large signal optoelectronic device models can be developed and implemented in a high-frequency simulator, such as advanced design system-Ptolemy to analyze the performances of fiber radio links and study the impact of the transmitter characteristics. This specific simulation way, taking into account precisely electrical characteristics of both electrical and optical circuits, links two different frequency domains by coupling electrical and optical modules in the same system simulator. Therefore, a complete simulation of an UWB multi-band orthogonal frequency division multiplexing signal transmission over fiber with an external modulator is investigated.

Keywords

Electro-absorption modulatorDistributed-feedback laserRadio-over-fiberUltra-wide bandMulti-band orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
Type
Original Article
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 1 , Special Issue 6: 2009 National Microwave Days in France , December 2009 , pp. 511 - 519
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2010

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