Title :
Fiber-optic transport and RF phase control of narrowband millimeter-wave signals using multicontact monolithic semiconductor lasers
Author :
Georges, J.B. ; Lux, R.A. ; Cutrer, D.M. ; Yeung, S.P. ; Lau, K.Y.
Author_Institution :
LGC Technol. Inc., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate simultaneous fiber-optic transport and continuous RF phase control of narrowband millimeter-wave signals using a three-section monolithic Distributed Bragg Reflector (DBR) laser. By injection-locking the laser at the cavity round-trip resonant frequency of 45 GHz, 360/spl deg/ of continuous, linear RF phase control of the input mm-wave signal is achieved by simply varying the bias current into the laser.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser cavity resonators; optical fibre communication; optical transmitters; phase control; semiconductor lasers; 45 GHz; bias current; cavity round-trip resonant frequency; distributed Bragg reflector laser; fiber-optic transport; injection-locked lasers; linear RF phase control; multicontact monolithic semiconductor lasers; narrowband millimeter-wave signals; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Fiber lasers; Millimeter wave technology; Narrowband; Noise figure; Optical transmitters; Phase control; RF signals; Radio frequency; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1996., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3246-6
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1996.512233
