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Abstract
In this paper, we propose a radio-over-fiber system with no filters and generate 80 and 160 GHz millimeter (mm) waves via two Mach–Zehnder modulators (MZMs). The two MZMs, biased at the maximum transmission point, are used to suppress odd-order sidebands. By controlling the phase difference between the RF driving signal of the two MZMs, the $\pm({4}{n - 2})$-order is canceled. By adjusting the optical attenuator and phase shifter, the 0-order sideband is canceled, so only the $\pm 4{n}$-order sidebands are left. The simulation results show that using a 10 GHz RF signal to drive the MZMs, we obtain an 80 GHz mm wave signal with a 36.59 dB optical sideband suppression ratio (OSSR), a 30.27 dB radio frequency sideband suppression ratio (RFSSR), and a 160 GHz mm wave signal with a 30.34 dB OSSR and 24.77 dB RFSSR. The results are consistent with the theoretical analysis. Because no optical filter is employed and only two MZMs are used, the system exhibits a simple structure, good performance and is low cost.
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