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| Summary
of State-of-the-Art IM / DD Link |
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| Performance |
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| Parameter |
| Direct |
| External |
| Wavelength (mm) |
| 0.85, 1.3, 1.55 |
| 1.3, 1.55 |
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| Maximum
Modulation |
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| Frequency (GHz) |
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| 30 |
| 100 |
| -5 to -35 |
| -30 to +30 |
| Link Gain (dB) |
| Noise Figure (dB) |
| 20 to 60 |
| 4 to 30 |
| IM-free Dynamic
Range * |
| Standard (dB-Hz2/3) |
| 100 to 114 |
| 112 |
| Linearized (dB-Hz2/3) |
| 120 |
| 130 |
| 10 |
| * Assumed to be
limited by 3rd-order distortion products |