Tunable opto-electronic oscillator for ultra-wide-band transceivers

Author

Eliyahu, Danny ; Wei Liang ; Dale, Elijah ; Savchenkov, Anatoliy A. ; Ilchenko, Vladimir S. ; Matsko, Andrey B. ; Seidel, David ; Maleki, Lute

Author_Institution

OEwaves Inc., Pasadena, CA, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

21-25 July 2013

Firstpage

25

Lastpage

28

Abstract

We study both theoretically and experimentally an RF photonic frequency source featuring low phase noise, low power consumption, compact size, and wideband tunability. Performance parameters of the oscillator are superior to existing tunable electronic oscillators and synthesizers operating in the 2-35 GHz band, with the close-in phase noise at least 20 dB lower than what is currently achieved with free running tunable RF oscillators.

Keywords

microwave oscillators; microwave photonics; optical transceivers; phase noise; power consumption; ultra wideband communication; RF photonic frequency source; compact size; frequency 2 GHz to 35 GHz; performance parameter; phase noise; power consumption; tunable RF oscillators; tunable optoelectronic oscillator; ultrawideband transceiver; wideband tunability; Frequency modulation; Optical resonators; Phase modulation; Phase noise; Radio frequency; Resonant frequency; Optical whispering gallery mode resonator; opto-electronic oscillator; phase noise; voltage controlled oscillator;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

European Frequency and Time Forum & International Frequency Control Symposium (EFTF/IFC), 2013 Joint

Conference_Location

Prague

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EFTF-IFC.2013.6702049

Filename

6702049