Abstract
Nonlinear behavior of vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL)
diodes is exploited to perform all-optical up-conversion by second- and
third-order mixing. We investigate and explain conditions for optimum
frequency mixing with a common WLAN IEEE 802.11a signal. Then, we apply
these findings to the transmission of an ultra-wideband (UWB) multiband-OFDM
ECMA-368 signal over a fiber-optic link. We demonstrate direct modulation
with the UWB signal up to 10.3 GHz and perform up-conversion to frequencies
as high as 16 GHz, far beyond the cutoff frequency of the VCSEL
diode.
© 2009 IEEE
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