Title :
Low phase noise microwave signal generation by injection locking to the sidebands of a multi-tone photonic oscillator
Author :
Sayyah, K. ; Yap, D.
Author_Institution :
HRL Lab., Malibu, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report low phase noise (-110 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset frequency) tunable microwave signal generation via a new technique of injection locking of DFB lasers to the optical sidebands of a multi-tone photonic oscillator.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; microwave generation; microwave photonics; optical modulation; phase noise; semiconductor lasers; 10 kHz; DFB lasers; injection locking; microwave signal generation; multi-tone photonic oscillator; phase noise; Frequency; Injection-locked oscillators; Laser noise; Masers; Microwave generation; Microwave oscillators; Microwave theory and techniques; Phase noise; Signal generators; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2003. MWP 2003 Proceedings. International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8691-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2003.1422911
