60 GHz millimeter-wave source using two-mode injection-locking of a Fabry-Perot slave laser

Author

Ogusu, Masahiro ; Inagaki, K. ; Mizuguchi, Y.

Author_Institution

Commun. Res. Lab., ART, Kyoto, Japan

Volume

11

Issue

3

fYear

2001

fDate

3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

101

Lastpage

103

Abstract

We demonstrate 60 GHz carrier generation and transmission using a two-mode injection-locked Fabry-Perot (F-P) slave laser. The relationship between the power of the generated carriers and the frequency of the reference signal for the injection-locking is also investigated. The RF power-penalty caused by fiber dispersion was within 2.0 dB when the locked modes were transmitted at a distance of 0.5-48 km. Accordingly, the two-mode locked F-P laser can be used in fiber-based millimeter-wave systems.

Keywords

heterodyne detection; millimetre wave generation; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical transmitters; phase noise; semiconductor lasers; 0.5 to 48 km; 60 GHz; Fabry-Perot slave laser; RF power-penalty; fiber dispersion; fiber-based millimeter-wave systems; generated carriers; locked modes; millimeter-wave source; reference signal; two-mode injection-locking; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fabry-Perot; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave technology; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical mixing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1531-1309

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/7260.915613

Filename

915613