Title :
RF photonic synthesiser
Author :
Vallet, Marc ; Brunel, M. ; Oger, M.
Author_Institution :
Univ. de Rennes I, Rennes
Abstract :
An RF optical synthesiser using a diode-pumped solid-state two- frequency laser as the voltage-controlled oscillator of an integrated PLL is demonstrated. Programmable frequency steps ranging from 100 kHz to 170 MHz are experimentally obtained, within the whole [0.1;1] GHz tuning range.
Keywords :
frequency synthesizers; phase locked loops; semiconductor lasers; voltage-controlled oscillators; RF photonic synthesiser; diode-pumped solid-state two-frequency laser; integrated PLL; programmable frequency; voltage-controlled oscillator;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20072628
