Title :
Stabilization of new generation solid-state dual-frequency laser at 1.5 µm for optical distribution of high purity microwave signals
Author :
Pillet, Gregoire ; Morvan, Loïc ; Dolfi, Daniel ; Schiellein, Julien ; Merlet, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Opt. & Signal Process. Lab., Thales Res. & Technol. - France, Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
We report on a compact and ruggedized dual-frequency laser at 1.5 μm delivering widely tunable (0-13 GHz) optically-carried microwave signals with a high stability (phase and amplitude noise below -120 dBc/Hz @10 kHz).
Keywords :
erbium; laser noise; laser stability; laser tuning; microwave photonics; optical glass; phase noise; solid lasers; ytterbium; SiO2:Er,Yb; amplitude noise; frequency 0 GHz to 13 GHz; optical distribution; phase noise; ruggedized dual-frequency laser; solid-state dual-frequency laser; wavelength 1.5 mum; widely tunable optically-carried microwave signals; Laser noise; Masers; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Phase noise;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics (MWP), 2010 IEEE Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7824-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2010.5664143
