Title :
A highly-integrated optical frequency synthesizer based on phase-locked loops
Author :
Mingzhi Lu ; Hyun-Chul Park ; Bloch, Eli ; Johansson, Leif A. ; Rodwell, Mark J. ; Coldren, Larry A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
The first highly-integrated optical synthesizer is realized by photonic integration and optical phase-locking technique. Preliminary results show >160 GHz output frequency range and a relative frequency accuracy as defined by the RF signal.
Keywords :
frequency synthesizers; optical phase locked loops; PLL; RF signal; optical frequency synthesizer; optical phase-locking technique; photonic integration; relative frequency accuracy; Integrated optics; Lasers; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical receivers; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.W1G.4
