Abstract:Simulation and experimental performance analyses of simultaneous up-converted signals, for the first time, were investigated utilizing a semiconductor optical amplifier Mach–Zehnder interferometer (SOA-MZI) sampling mixer in co- and counter-directions for standard and differential modulation modes. An optical pulse source at a sampling frequency of fs = 15.6 GHz was used as a sampling signal. The IF signal channels carrying quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) data at frequencies fm were up-converted at differ… Show more
“…SOA-MZIs are a superb candidate for up and down frequency mixing [32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40] due to their exceptional performance with single, cascaded, and parallel SOA-MZIs linkages, including their high frequency conversion range, high data transmission rate, and lofty conversion gain in both empirical and simulated considerations. The used SOA-MZI can be used for high-performance all-optical mixing or electro-optical mixing [41][42][43][44] by combining it with an optical pulse source (OPS) [45][46][47].…”
We design and evaluate two experimental systems for a single and simultaneous electro-optical semiconductor optical amplifier Mach-Zehnder interferometer (SOA-MZI) mixing system based on the differential modulation mode. These systems and the optimization of their optical and electrical performance largely depend on characteristics of an optical pulse source (OPS), operating at a frequency of f = 39 GHz and a pulse width of 1 ps. The passive power stability of the electro-optical mixing output over one hour is better than 0.3% RMS (root mean square), which is excellent. Additionally, we generate up to 22 dBm of the total average output power with an optical conversion gain of 32 dB, while achieving a record output optical signal to noise ratio (OSNR) up to 77 dB. On the other hand, at the SOA–MZI output, the 128 quadratic amplitude modulation (128-QAM) signal at an intermediate frequency (IF), f1, is up-mixed to higher output frequencies nf ± f1. The advantages of the resulting 128-QAM mixed signal during electrical conversion gains (ECGs) and error vector magnitudes (EVMs) are also evaluated. The performed empirical SOA-MZI mixing can operate up to 118.5 GHz in its high-frequency range. The positive and almost constant conversion gains are achieved. Indeed, the obtained conversion gain values are very close across the entire range of output frequencies. The largest frequency range achieved during experimental work is 118.5 GHz, where the EVM achieves 6% at a symbol rate of 10 GSymb/s. Moreover, the peak data rate of the 128-QAM up mixed signal can reach 70 GBit/s. Finally, the study of the simultaneous electro-optical mixing system is accepted with unmatched performance improvement.
“…SOA-MZIs are a superb candidate for up and down frequency mixing [32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40] due to their exceptional performance with single, cascaded, and parallel SOA-MZIs linkages, including their high frequency conversion range, high data transmission rate, and lofty conversion gain in both empirical and simulated considerations. The used SOA-MZI can be used for high-performance all-optical mixing or electro-optical mixing [41][42][43][44] by combining it with an optical pulse source (OPS) [45][46][47].…”
We design and evaluate two experimental systems for a single and simultaneous electro-optical semiconductor optical amplifier Mach-Zehnder interferometer (SOA-MZI) mixing system based on the differential modulation mode. These systems and the optimization of their optical and electrical performance largely depend on characteristics of an optical pulse source (OPS), operating at a frequency of f = 39 GHz and a pulse width of 1 ps. The passive power stability of the electro-optical mixing output over one hour is better than 0.3% RMS (root mean square), which is excellent. Additionally, we generate up to 22 dBm of the total average output power with an optical conversion gain of 32 dB, while achieving a record output optical signal to noise ratio (OSNR) up to 77 dB. On the other hand, at the SOA–MZI output, the 128 quadratic amplitude modulation (128-QAM) signal at an intermediate frequency (IF), f1, is up-mixed to higher output frequencies nf ± f1. The advantages of the resulting 128-QAM mixed signal during electrical conversion gains (ECGs) and error vector magnitudes (EVMs) are also evaluated. The performed empirical SOA-MZI mixing can operate up to 118.5 GHz in its high-frequency range. The positive and almost constant conversion gains are achieved. Indeed, the obtained conversion gain values are very close across the entire range of output frequencies. The largest frequency range achieved during experimental work is 118.5 GHz, where the EVM achieves 6% at a symbol rate of 10 GSymb/s. Moreover, the peak data rate of the 128-QAM up mixed signal can reach 70 GBit/s. Finally, the study of the simultaneous electro-optical mixing system is accepted with unmatched performance improvement.
“…Due to their exceptional ability to display outstanding implementation, such as a high-frequency range, a high data transmission rate, and lofty conversion gains (CGs), SOA-MZIs have a remarkable apparatus for frequency transformation based on monocular, cascaded, and parallel arrangements [32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]. The SOA-MZI can be incorporated with an optical pulse source (OPS) [41][42][43] that employs a mode-locked laser to create an optical pulse train with a very short duration determined in the picosecond (ps) of pulse width and a high repetition rate.…”
We experimentally incubate a ground-breaking design, for the first time, of concurrent electro-optical semiconductor optical amplifier Mach–Zehnder interferometer mixing (SOA-MZI) based on a differential transformation methodology. Projecting the simultaneous electro-optical mixing system and improving its efficiency and quality achievement in optical and electrical features is a crucial task due to the characteristics of an optical pulse source (OPS) operating with a repetition rate of f= 58.5 GHz and a pulse width duration of 1 picosecond (ps). The resultant of the contemporaneous electro-optical mixing exhibits exceptional passive power stability, reaching 0.8% RMS over a two-hour period. Furthermore, when the optical bandpass filter is controlled at the data wavelength of 1540 nm, we achieve up to 30 dBm of the overall mean output power with an optical conversion gain of 46 dB and an exceptionally high optical signal-to-noise ratio reaching 80 dB. Using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signals, each data subcarrier is modulated using 128 quadratic amplitude modulation (128-QAM) at carrier frequencies fk and simultaneously up-mixed to high aim frequencies nf±fk at the SOA-MZI output. Additionally, the resulting OFDM_128-QAM up-mixed signal is examined using the specifications for the error vector magnitudes (EVMs) and the electrical conversion gains (ECGs). The SOA-MZI mixing experiment can handle high frequencies up to 120 GHz. Positive ECGs are followed by a sharp reduction over the entire band of the aim frequencies. The highest frequency range achieved during the realistic investigation is shown at 2f+f4= 120 GHz, where the EVM reaches 8% with a symbol rate of 15 GSymb/s. Furthermore, the concurrent OFDM_128-QAM up-mixed signal achieves an absolute maximum bit rate of 80.4 Gbit/s. The investigation into the simultaneous electro-optical mixing regime is finally supported by unmatched characterization improvements.
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