• DocumentCode
    1772414
  • Title

    All-optical single-side-band GHz to THz microwave sources via SOA gain engineering

  • Author

    Fangxin Li ; Helmy, Amr S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We propose and demonstrate low noise broadly tunable single side-band microwaves using cascaded semiconductor optical amplifiers using no RF bias. Microwaves between 40 GHz and 875 GHz with a linewidth ~22 KHz are demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    laser noise; laser tuning; semiconductor optical amplifiers; submillimetre wave generation; SOA gain engineering; all-optical single-side-band GHz to THz microwave sources; cascaded semiconductor optical amplifiers; frequency 40 GHz to 875 GHz; low noise broadly tunable single side-band microwaves; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave filters; Microwave measurement; Microwave photonics; Optical fibers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989945
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1772414