Title :
Sensitivity enhancement of electrooptic probing based on photonic downconversion by sideband management
Author :
Sasagawa, Kiyotaka ; Tsuchiva, M. ; Izutsu, Masayuki
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
An electrooptic (EO) probing system based on photonic downconversion for multi-GHz signal measurement was successfully demonstrated. Sensitivity enhancement by controlling the ratio of carrier light to sidebands was investigated.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; optical frequency conversion; polarimetry; carrier light; diagnostic application; electrooptic probing system; nonlinear optics; photonic downconversion; polarimetry; sensitivity enhancement; sideband management; signal measurement; Bandwidth; Electrooptic modulators; Intensity modulation; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Photodiodes; Photonic crystals; RF signals; Radio frequency; Signal detection;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549073
