Impact of Nonlinearity in an MUTC Photodetector on an RF-Modulated Frequency Comb

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2019-11-21

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S. E. J. Mahabadi, T. F. Carruthers, C. R. Menyuk, M. N. Hutchinson, J. D. McKinney and K. J. Williams, "Impact of Nonlinearity in an MUTC Photodetector on an RF-Modulated Frequency Comb," 2019 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), San Antonio, TX, USA, 2019, pp. 1-2.; https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8907905

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Abstract

Abstract—We calculate the impact of nonlinearity in an MUTC photodetector on an RF-modulated frequency comb, taking into account bleaching (gain saturation). An RF-modulated frequency comb is characterized by a distinct IMD2ₙ and IMD3ₙ and hence a distinct OIP2ₙ and OIP3ₙ for each comb line n