Title :
An optical millimeter wave fiber laser
Author :
Lai, Y. ; Zhang, W. ; Williams, J.A.R. ; Bennion, I.
Author_Institution :
Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
Optical millimeter wave generation is realized using dual polarization modes operation from a co-located dual distributed feedback fiber laser configuration. A narrow linewidth optical millimeter wave signal at 32.5 GHz is demonstrated without using complex control mechanism.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; fibre lasers; millimetre wave generation; optical fibre polarisation; 32.5 GHz; co-located dual distributed feedback fiber laser configuration; dual polarization modes operation; narrow linewidth optical millimeter wave signal; optical millimeter wave fiber laser; optical millimeter wave generation; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical feedback; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247626