Title :
Theoretical investigation of length-dependent flicker-phase noise in opto-electronic oscillators
Author :
Docherty, Andrew ; Okusaga, Olukayode ; Menyuk, Curtis R. ; Zhou, Weimin ; Carter, Gary M.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We discuss possible sources for the experimentally-observed length-dependent phase noise in opto-electronic oscillators. We eliminate several possibilities and show that conversion of laser amplitude noise to phase noise is a likely candidate.
Keywords :
flicker noise; integrated circuit noise; integrated optoelectronics; optical noise; phase noise; laser amplitude noise; length-dependent flicker-phase noise; opto-electronic oscillators; Integrated optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical noise; Optical scattering; Phase noise;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
