Abstract
A microwave photonic link with flexible suppression of the even-order and third-order distortions is proposed by using a single integrated polarization-multiplexing dual parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator (PM-DPMZM). A 180° electric hybrid is applied to introduce a phase shift of 180° between the even and odder modulation sidebands of the radio frequency (RF) signal. One DC bias voltage of the PM-DPMZM is adjusted to implement not only the optimal suppression of the even-order or third-order distortions but also a simultaneous suppression of these two distortions. The experimental system is carried out. In the best suppression points for the second or third intermodulation distortions (IMD2 or IMD3), the spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) of IMD2 and IMD3 is improved by 17.1 and 17.7 dB, comparing with the conventional MZM based MPL. In the case of the simultaneous suppression, the SFDR values of IMD2 and IMD3 are enhanced by 10.6 and 6.4 dB. The proposed link has great flexibility, simple structure, and convenient operation, and it can be applied in both the single-octave and multi-octave communication systems.
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