Title :
Dual-frequency laser at 1.53 /spl mu/m for generating high-purity optically carried microwave signals up to 20 GHz
Author :
Morvan, Loïc ; Dolfi, Daniel ; Huignard, Jean-Pierre ; Blanc, Stéphane ; Brunel, Marc ; Vallet, Marc ; Bretenaker, Fabien ; Le Floch, Albert
Author_Institution :
Thales Res. & Technol., Orsay, France
Abstract :
We report on a dual-frequency Er:Yb:glass laser at 1.53 /spl mu/m. The frequency difference can be tuned from 100 MHz to 20 GHz, and phase-locked to a microwave reference in order to achieve low phase noise (-130 dBc/Hz).
Keywords :
erbium; laser transitions; laser tuning; microwave generation; microwave photonics; optical frequency conversion; phase noise; solid lasers; thermo-optical effects; ytterbium; 1.53 mum; 100 MHz to 20 GHz; SiO/sub 2/:Er, Yb; dual-frequency laser; frequency difference; high-purity optically carried microwave signals; phase noise;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
