Title :
Tunable microwave signal generation using dual-wavelength DFB erbium-doped fiber laser
Author :
Villanueva, Guillermo E. ; Pérez-Millán, Pere ; Palací, Jesôs ; Martí, Javier ; Cruz, José L. ; Andrés, Miguel V.
Author_Institution :
Nanophotonics Technol. Center, Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Abstract :
A tunable dual-wavelength distributed feedback fiber laser is presented. By controlling two phase shifts induced dynamically in the grating of the laser cavity, a 7 GHz tuning range of a microwave photomixed signal is obtained.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; distributed feedback lasers; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; microwave generation; microwave photonics; optical phase shifters; DFB fiber laser; distributed tunable dual-wavelength fiber laser; erbium-doped fiber laser; frequency 7 GHz; grating; laser cavity; microwave photomixed signal; phase shifts; tunable distributed feedback fiber laser; tunable microwave signal generation; Distributed feedback devices; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Gratings; Laser feedback; Laser tuning; Masers; Microwave generation; Optical control; Signal generators; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2009. MWP '09. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Valencia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4788-6
