Title :
Novel RF oscillator using optical components
Author_Institution :
DRA Electron. Div., RSRE, Malvern, UK
Abstract :
A new form of oscillator is described which is capable of operating from DC to millimetre-wave frequencies, and in which the components are predominantly optical rather than electrical. The principles have been verified by constructing two devices at approximately 50 MHz, one of which required no electrical amplification.
Keywords :
fibre optics; optical filters; radiofrequency oscillators; 50 MHz; 59 MHz; DC to millimetre-wave frequencies; RF oscillator; directly modulated laser diode; fibre optic bundle; fibre optic filter; optical components; optical detector; optical fibres;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19920019
