Title :
Optical subharmonic sideband injection locking of an optoelectronic oscillator
Author :
Lu, Dan ; Zhao, Xiaofan ; Lou, Caiyun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Synchronization of an optoelectronic oscillator (OEO) was realized by using the modulation sideband of an injected subharmonic optical signal. A stable 10 GHz microwave output with side mode suppression ratio (SMSR) of 57 dB was obtained from a 1/3 harmonic injection at 3.3 GHz.
Keywords :
harmonic oscillators; injection locked oscillators; microwave oscillators; optical modulation; optoelectronic devices; synchronisation; frequency 10 GHz; frequency 3.3 GHz; injected subharmonic optical signal; microwave output; modulation sideband; optical subharmonic sideband injection locking; optoelectronic oscillator; side mode suppression ratio; synchronization; Bandwidth; Broadband amplifiers; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Injection-locked oscillators; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical modulation; Optical sensors; Stimulated emission; optoelectronic oscillator; subharmonic injection locking; synchronization;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless and Optical Communications Conference (WOCC), 2010 19th Annual
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7597-1
DOI :
10.1109/WOCC.2010.5510641
