Title :
Agile optical frequency synthesis in dispersion-engineered parametric mixers
Author :
Kuo, Bill P -P ; Alic, Nikola ; Radic, Stojan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present the concept of extra-cavity frequency synthesis to address the need for high performance frequency-agile light sources. Dispersion-engineered parametric mixers are employed to provide tuning range and speed enhancements to the existing sources.
Keywords :
light sources; optical dispersion; optical frequency conversion; optical parametric oscillators; agile optical frequency synthesis; dispersion engineered parametric mixers; extra cavity frequency synthesis; frequency agile light source; tuning range; Dispersion; Frequency synthesizers; Mixers; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
