Bias-Independent Inter-Modulation Method for Simultaneously Measuring Low-Frequency Modulation and Bias Half-Wave Voltages of Mach-Zehnder Modulators

A bias-independent inter-modulation method is proposed and demonstrated for measuring low-frequency modulation and bias half-wave voltages of Mach-Zehnder modulators(MZMs).The method consists of simultaneous sinusoidal modulation on the modulation and bias ports of the MZM under test.Sinusoidal-modulated sidebands heterodyne with each other and generate the desired inter-modulation products after photodetection,which allows extracting both the modulation depth and half-wave voltage for the modulation and bias ports of the MZM.Our method is independent of bias voltages of the MZM,which can be canceled out by carefully choosing the sinusoidal-modulation frequencies.Moreover,the proposed method enables the low swing voltage for measuring both the modulation depth and half-wave voltage of MZMs.Experiments indicate that the proposed method features the simple setup and high accuracy for low-frequency response measurement ranging from 1 Hz to 1 MHz.

Passive inter-modulation scattering analysis of reflector considering contact nonlinearity

Passive inter-modulation （PIM） is a form of nonlinear distortion caused by the inherent nonlinearities of the passive devices and components in RF/microwave system. It will degenerate the performance of communication system with broad-band channel and high-sensitivity receiver. Therefore, it is necessary to construct a model to simulate this process in order to predict the level of PIM. This paper is aimed at constructing some plate models with one-dimensional and two-dimensional contact nonlinearity sections illuminated by two-tone waves, and calculating the scattered field at a fixed-point in space using time-domain physical optics method. By taking fast Fourier transform （FFT）, we get the spectrum of the scattered field and then analyze the generated PIM products. At the end of this paper, some numerical examples are presented to show the influence rules of the relative factors on PIM. The results indicate the variation of the level of PIM with the number of the nonlinear regions, the nonlinear spacing, and the incident power levels.

Multiplexing modulation design optimization and quality evaluation of BDS-3 PPP service signal

The Precise Point Positioning(PPP)service of BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System(BDS-3)is implemented on its Geostationary Earth Orbit(GEO)satellites.However,its signal design is limited by the actual power of satellite and other conditions.Furthermore,the design needs to fully consider the compatibility of diferent service phases.Starting from the actual state of the BDS-3 GEO satellite,this paper studies the multiplexing modulation of the BDS PPP service signal that is based on the Asymmetric Constant Envelope Binary Ofset Carrier(ACE-BOC)technique and proposes several feasible schemes for this signal.Comparison and optimization of these techniques are made from the aspects of transmission efciency,multiplexing efciency,and service forward compatibility.Based on the Type-III ACE-BOC multiplexing modulation technique,phase rotation and intermodulation reconstruction techniques are proposed to suppress the intermodulation interference issue.Finally,a signal based on improved ACE-BOC multiplexing is designed.The quality of the proposed signal was continuously monitored and tested using large-diameter antennas.The evaluation results show that the power spectrum deviation of the signal is 0.228 dB,the correlation loss is 0.110 dB,the S-curve slope deviation is 1.558%on average,the average length diference between the positive/negative chip and the ideal chip is only 0.0006 ns,and the coherence between the carrier and the pseudo code is 0.082°.All quality indicators are satisfactory,indicating that the proposed signal multiplexing modulation technique is an ideal solution that meets all the requirements of the design constraints,and can achieve efcient information broadcasting and forward compatibility of the BDS PPP service.