Title :
A novel fiber laser source for optical generation of highly stable tunable RF/microwave frequency signal
Author :
Jihong Geng ; Staines, Sean ; Shibin Jiang
Author_Institution :
NP Photonics, Inc., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
A new approach, i.e., a CW dual-frequency Brillouin fiber laser pumped by two independent single-frequency Er-doped fiber lasers, was demonstrated for the generation of tunable low-noise RF/microwave optical signals, which have the Hz-level frequency stability.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser beams; laser frequency stability; microwave photonics; optical pumping; CW dual-frequency Brillouin fiber laser; fiber laser source; frequency stability; highly stable tunable RF/microwave frequency signal; independent single-frequency fiber lasers; optical generation; Fiber lasers; Laser stability; Masers; Microwave frequencies; Microwave generation; Pump lasers; RF signals; Radio frequency; Signal generators; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528455
