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Abstract:
In this paper, we present an intersatellite optical wireless communication (IsOWC) link with double sideband-suppressed carrier (DSB-SC) modulation and coherent homodyne detection (CD), which enables transparent transport of multiband radio frequency (RF) signals. The performance of transparent multiband IsOWC link employing DSB-SC/CD and phase modulation with CD (PM/CD) is investigated. The theoretical model considers the finite extinction ratio (ER) of a Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM) and the saturation property of an optical booster amplifier. The expressions of RF gain, noise figure (NF) and third-order spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) are derived considering the third-order intermodulation product and amplifier spontaneous emission noise for both architectures. Numerical results for RF gain, NF, and third-order SFDR are given for demonstration. Results indicate that DSB-SC/CD can provide higher linearity and better sensitivity than PM/CD. The performance of the DSB-SC/CD scheme is obviously influenced by the ER of MZM. The gain of the optical preamplifier and the power of a local oscillator optical signal should be optimized to obtain satisfactory performance.
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