DocumentCode
1649280
Title
Optically generated dynamically tunable, low noise millimeter wave signals using microchip solid state lasers
Author
Li, Y. ; Goldwasser, S. ; Herczfeld, P.R.
Author_Institution
Center for Microwave-Lightwave Eng., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2003
Firstpage
1391
Abstract
This paper concerns the optical generation of microwave and millimeter wave signals by heterodyning two or more solid state microchip lasers. The lasers can be temperature and voltage tuned to produce beat frequencies up to 200 GHz with tuning speed of 50GHz/microsec. A novel fiberoptic delay is employed to stabilize the transmitter yielding a measured phase noise of -101 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset.
Keywords
laser tuning; microchip lasers; microwave photonics; millimetre wave generation; phase noise; 200 GHz; beat frequency; dynamic tuning; fiber optic delay; heterodyning; microwave signal; millimeter-wave signal; optical generation; phase noise; solid-state microchip laser; temperature tuning; transmitter; voltage tuning; Fiber lasers; Laser noise; Laser tuning; Noise generators; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Optical transmitters; Signal generators; Solid lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2003 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
Philadelphia, PA, USA
ISSN
0149-645X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7695-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.2003.1212631
Filename
1212631
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