Mahabadi, Seyed Ehsan JamaliCarruthers, Thomas F.Menyuk, CurtisHutchinson, Meredith N.McKinney, Jason D.Williams, Keith J.2020-01-272020-01-272019-11-21S. 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/8907905https://doi.org/10.1109/IPCon.2019.8907905http://hdl.handle.net/11603/170642019 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC)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 n2 pagesen-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.Public Domain Mark 1.0This work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law.bleachingoptical attenuatorsradio frequencyoptical pulsesphotodetectorspower generationoptical distortionText