• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.491-493
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• 2013

This paper proposes a frequency-doubling optoelectronic oscillator employing a novel three-arm dual-output Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM). One output of the MZM generates the fundamental-frequency signal which is recycled by the microwave optical fiber link for oscillation, and the other output can generate the frequency-doubled signal. Experiment was conducted using a commercial two-arm MZM, a phase modulator, and an optical fiber link of 89 meters in length. A 19-GHz frequency-doubled signal was successively obtained with fundamental signal suppression more than 36 dB.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제38권7호
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• pp.479-485
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• 2001

본 논문에서는 광원이 불필요하며 단일 광섬유를 통하여 양방향 전송이 가능한 BS(base station)용 광송 수신기 모듈을 제안한다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 방식에서는 BS의 송신단에서 Ring type으로 구성된 Mach-Zehnder 변조기의 양방향 변조를 이용하여 CO(central office)에서 제공된 광원을 변조하여 다시 CO로 전송한다. Ring 타입으로 구성된 변조기의 등가모델을 도출하였으며, 등가모델과 측정결과가 매우 잘 일치함을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 Ring type에서 Mach-Zehnder 변조기의 광학적인 대칭이 RF 신호 전송 특성에 중요한 영향을 미침을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.9-14
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• 2008

This paper presents the performance analysis of 10[Gb/s] optical duobinary transmitters with the non-ideal Mach-Zehnder modulator which does not have exactly 50/50 splitting/combining ratios by computer simulations. For driving voltage ratios(=driving voltage/switching voltage) with smaller than 100[%], the transmission performance has been greatly affected by extension of LPF bandwidths. Nevertheless, the performance has been degraded when the driving voltage ratio is 100[%]. The smaller driving voltage ratios has, the more sensitivity improves by extension of LPF bandwidths under the asymmetry condition. But the driving voltage ratio with 80[%] has better bit error rate(BER) than those with 50[%] and 25[%].

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.96-102
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• 2009

마하-젠더 광 변조기(Mach-Zehnder modulator; MZM)와 EDFA(erbium-doped fiber amplifier)를 사용한 아날로그 광통신 링크의 랜덤 지터 (Random Jitter; RJ) 특성에 관하여 연구하였다. RF 주파수 분석기의 잡음 스펙트럼 데이터를 이용한 지터 측정법과 샘플링 오실로스코프의 히스토그램 데이터를 이용한 지터 측정법의 두 가지 방법으로 RJ를 구하였다. MZM에 인가되는 광 파워나 RF 파워가 증가하면 출력 신호 파워가 증가하여 RJ가 감소하였다. EDFA가 삽입되지 않은 링크에서 잡음 스펙트럼으로 측정한 최소 RJ는 RF 파워 10 dBm, 광 파워 8 dBm인 경우에 약 1 ps으로 나타났다. EDFA를 삽입한 링크에서는 EDFA 이득이 증가하면 RJ가 지속적으로 감소하여 지터 바닥에 수렴하였다. 이 보다 이득이 증가하면 다시 RJ가 증가하는 것을 관찰하였다. EDFA의 이득이 동일하면, 입력 광 파워가 클 때 RJ의 크기가 보다 작았고, 또한 입력 광 파워가 작은 경우에는 EDFA 이득이 증가함에 따라 RJ의 감소율이 보다 크게 나타났다.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.345-354
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• 2024

The bit walk-off effect caused by fiber dispersion and carrier reuse in the base station (BS) are two key problems in radio-over-fiber (ROF) systems. In this paper, a novel frequency-octupling ROF system based on the Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM) is proposed, which can overcome the bit walk-off effect and realize carrier reuse by inserting pilot signals. Theoretical analysis and simulation verification of the system are carried out. Under the condition of a Q factor greater than 6, the optical fiber transmission distance of the upper and lower links is more than 290 km and 80 km, respectively. The influence of the main device parameters of the system on the Q factor is analyzed when they deviate from their designed values. The system designed in this paper can not only effectively overcome the bit walk-off effect, but also solve the problem of downlink performance degradation and the limitation of tunability caused by conventional carrier reuse in ROF. The system can greatly increase the transmission distance and improve the performance of the system and has an important application prospect in ROF.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.194-204
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• 2024

A new method is proposed to generate a 32-tupling frequency millimeter wave (MMW) with eight Mach-Zehnder modulators (MZMs) connected in parallel. Theoretical analyses and simulation experiments are conducted. The optical sideband suppression ratio (OSSR) of the obtained ±16th order optical sidebands are 61.54 dB and 61.42 dB, and the radio frequency spurious suppression ratios (RFSSRs) of the generated 32-tupling frequency MMW are 55.52 dB and 55.27 dB based on the theoretical analysis and simulation experiments, respectively; these outcomes verified the feasibility of the new method. The main parameters used to affect the stability of the generated signal are the modulation index and extinction ratio of MZM. Their effects on the OSSR and RFSSR of the generated signals are investigated when they deviate from their designed values. Compared with the other proposed methods for the generation of 32-tupling frequency MMW by MZM, our method has the best spectral purity and stability, and it is expected to have important MMW over fiber applications.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제32권12B호
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• pp.809-814
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 중앙국(Central of office)에서 반송파가 억제된 광원을 생성하여 파장에 무관한 RSOA기반 양방향 WDM-PON구조를 제안 하였다. 중앙국에 위치한 마흐젠터 모듈레이터 (LiNbO3 Mach Zehnder Modulator)를 이용해서 5 GHz 변조된 반송파가 억제된 광원(Suppressed Optical Carrier)을 만들어 상향 신호 광원으로 전송을 하고 이와 더불어 하향 신호용 광원은 반사형 광증폭기(Reflective Semi-conductor Optical Amplifier)를 이용해서 데이터 변조 후 전송을 하게 된다. 상향 신호는 반송파가 억제된 광원을 광망 전달 장치(Optical Network Unit)보내 다시 데이터 재변조를 하고 증앙국(Central Office)으로 재전송함으로써 파장에 무관한 새로운 양방향 WDM-PON 구조를 실험을 통해 검증하였다.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.574-581
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• 2023

A scheme is proposed to generate triangular waveforms with alterable symmetry. The key component is a cascaded single-drive Mach-Zehnder modulator (SD-MZM) and optical polarization beam splitter-combiner architecture. In this triangular waveform generator, the bias-induced phase shift, modulation index and controllable delay difference are changeable. To generate triangular waveform signals with different symmetry indexes, different combinations of these variables are selected. Compared with the previous schemes, this generator just contains one SD-MZM and the balanced photodetector (BPD) is not needed, which means the costs and energy consumption are significantly reduced. The operation principle of this triangular waveform generator has been theoretically analyzed, and the corresponding simulation is conducted. Based on the theoretical and simulated results, some experiments are demonstrated to prove the validity of the scheme. The triangular waveform signals with a symmetry factor range of 20-80% are generated. Both experiment and theory prove the feasibility of this method.

• 천문학논총
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.95-100
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• 2013

A fiber-optic reference signal transmission system, which transmits the 1.4 GHz reference signal from H-maser to receiver cabin in radio telescopes, was adopted for compensating the phase changes due to temperature variation and antenna movement. At the first experiment, the remote signal's phase changed more than 15 degrees at 1.4 GHz. We found unstable components in sub-system experiments and replaced them. The main cause of unstable phase stability was the unaligned polarization axis between Laser Diode and Mach-Zehnder Modulator (MZM). The improved system stability showed $1{\times}10^{-16}$ allan standard deviation at 1,000 sec integration time with the antenna fixed. When the antenna moves in the azimuth axis, the 1.4 GHz remote signal showed the phase change smaller than 0.2 degrees.