Title :
A Novel Locking Technique for Very Narrow Tunable Optical Filters With Sub-GHz 3-dB Bandpass
Author :
Wang, Li L. ; Kowalcyzk, Tony
Author_Institution :
RF Photonics Res. Group, Lockheed Martin Space Syst. Co., Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel locking technique for very narrow bandpass optical tunable filters. Locking stability within 1% of the 3-dB bandwidth was achieved experimentally on filters with 3-dB bandwidths ranging from 1 GHz, 25 MHz, to 1 MHz.
Keywords :
microwave filters; microwave photonics; optical filters; frequency 1 GHz; frequency 1 MHz; frequency 25 MHz; locking stability; microwave photonics; very narrow tunable optical filters; Filters; microwave photonics; optical communication;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2010.2053525
