• DocumentCode
    2246221
  • Title

    Coherent phase modulation detection for self-heterodyne phase noise measurement

  • Author

    Huynh, Tam N. ; Lim Nguyen ; Kai Shi ; Barry, Liam P.

  • Author_Institution
    Rince Inst., Dublin City Univ., Dublin, Ireland
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    13-16 Nov. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    7
  • Abstract
    We present coherent phase modulation detection for laser phase noise measurement via a self-heterodyne technique. Measurements have been performed for DFB and SGDBR lasers to demonstrate the technique. The results show that DFB laser phase noise is well described by the random-walk phase fluctuation while SGDBR has additional frequency fluctuation due to 1/f noise below 100 MHz that significantly broadens the linewidth.
  • Keywords
    1/f noise; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; distributed feedback lasers; laser noise; laser variables measurement; light coherence; noise measurement; optical modulation; phase modulation; phase noise; spectral line broadening; 1/f noise; DFB lasers; SGDBR lasers; coherent phase modulation detection; laser phase noise measurement; linewidth broadening; random walk phase fluctuation; self-heterodyne phase noise measurement; Digital signal processing; Generators; Optical amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition, 2011. ACP. Asia
  • Conference_Location
    Shanghai
  • ISSN
    2162-108X
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-8194-8961-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1117/12.904256
  • Filename
    6210785