Title :
Frequency tunable microwave-photonic carrier generation using heterodyne beat between all-optically frequency locked two lasers
Author :
Kwak, N.M. ; Huh, HJ ; Jeong, H.S. ; Cho, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Sogang Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
Two single frequency Nd:YAG lasers are frequency locked to the corresponding half maximum frequencies of the characteristic transmission curve of the Fabry-Perot etalon. Microwave signals were obtained by mixing two lasers at a photodiode
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot interferometers; laser frequency stability; laser mode locking; microwave links; microwave photonics; neodymium; solid lasers; 1319 nm; Fabry-Perot etalon; Nd:YAG frequency locked lasers; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; characteristic transmission curve; frequency stabilization scheme; frequency tunable microwave-photonic carrier generation; half maximum frequencies; heterodyne beat; heterodyne mixing scheme; microwave signals; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Laser beams; Laser stability; Laser theory; Masers; Microwave generation; Optical mixing; Optical receivers; Photodiodes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7105-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2001.969300
