Phase noise characterization of a RF signal generation and transmission optical system based on injection locked DFB lasers

Author

Kéfélian, Fabien ; Gabet, Renaud ; Gallion, Philippe

Author_Institution

Ecole Nat. Superieure des Telecommun., Paris, France

fYear

2005

fDate

12-17 June 2005

Firstpage

142

Abstract

Optical generation of RF signals using correlated laser beams has potential applications for remote control and transmission of high radio-frequency local oscillator or data modulated signals over fiber. In optical heterodyne system, the phase noise of the beat note is linked to the cross-correlation between the optical phases of the beating lasers. Our experimental setting uses the FM-sideband optical injection locking method to correlate both slave lasers.

Keywords

distributed feedback lasers; heterodyne detection; laser beams; laser noise; optical signal detection; phase noise; RF signal generation; RF transmission optical system; data modulated signals; injection locked DFB lasers; laser beam; optical heterodyne system; optical injection locking method; phase noise characterization; radio-frequency local oscillator; remote control; Character generation; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser noise; Optical control; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Phase noise; Signal generators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8974-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567930

Filename

1567930