• DocumentCode
    321989
  • Title

    An optical microwave source for frequency synthesiser applications

  • Author

    Etem, Y. ; Lewis, M.F. ; Sample, P.

  • Author_Institution
    DRA, Malvern, UK
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    5-5 Dec. 1996
  • Firstpage
    161
  • Lastpage
    164
  • Abstract
    The difference frequency of two lasers is stabilised by an optical discriminator to produce a stepped microwave frequency source with phase noise levels of -90 dBc/Hz at 1 kHz offset, with potential for operation up to 100 GHz.
  • Keywords
    discriminators; frequency synthesizers; microwave generation; optical frequency conversion; phase noise; 100 GHz; frequency synthesiser; laser difference frequency; optical discriminator; optical microwave source; phase noise; Frequency synthesizers; Laser stability; Microwave technology; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Optical variables control; Phase detection; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Photonics, 1996. MWP '96. Technical Digest., 1996 Internatonal Topical Meeting on
  • Conference_Location
    Kyoto, Japan
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3129-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWP.1996.662099
  • Filename
    662099