Title :
Optical generation of tunable microwave signal from a dual mode fiber grating DFB laser
Author :
Lai, Y.C. ; Zhang, W. ; Williams, J.A.R.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
Optical generation of a tunable microwave signal is realized using a dual mode fiber grating DFB laser. A linewidth of 1 kHz of beat frequency is achieved and fine-tuning is demonstrated in this work.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; distributed feedback lasers; fibre lasers; laser beam applications; microwave generation; microwave photonics; signal generators; dual mode DFB laser; fiber grating DFB laser; fine-tuning; microwave signal generation; optical generation; tunable microwave signal; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser modes; Masers; Microwave generation; Optical mixing; Signal generators; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2001. MWP '01. 2001 International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7003-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2002.981806
