Title :
Optical-to-microwave conversion with 1-second instability at the 10−17 Level
Author :
Baynes, Fred N. ; Quinlan, Franklyn ; Fortier, Tara ; Qiugui Zhou ; Beling, Andreas ; Campbell, Joe ; Diddams, Scott A.
Author_Institution :
Time & Freq. Div., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We characterize high-power photodiodes under short pulse illumination for microwave generation. Photodetection limits the 10 GHz instability to 1.4 × 10-17 at 1 s, corresponding to 1/f phase noise of -135 dBc/Hz at 1 Hz.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; light interferometry; microwave photonics; photodetectors; photodiodes; 1/f phase noise; high-power photodiodes; instability; microwave generation; optical-to-microwave conversion; photodetection limits; short pulse illumination; High-speed optical techniques; Noise measurement; Optical noise; Optical pulses; Phase noise; Photodiodes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
