• DocumentCode
    688662
  • Title

    Low noise microwave generation with high power, high linearity photodiodes

  • Author

    Fortier, Tara M. ; Quinlan, Franklyn ; Hati, Archita ; Nelson, Craig ; Taylor, Joshua A. ; Yang Fu ; Campbell, Joe ; Diddams, Scott A.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We use modified uni-traveling carrier photodetectors in conjunction with a Ti:sapphire-based optical frequency divider to generate 10 GHz microwaves with +14 dBm power, <;3 fs absolute timing jitter and phase noise floors of -177 dBc/Hz.
  • Keywords
    microwave detectors; microwave generation; microwave photonics; optical noise; phase noise; photodetectors; photodiodes; sapphire; timing jitter; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; Ti:sapphire-based optical frequency divider; frequency 10 GHz; high power high linearity photodiodes; low noise microwave generation; modified unitraveling carrier photodetectors; phase noise floors; timing jitter; Microwave oscillators; Microwave photonics; Optical noise; Optical pulses; Phase noise;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833037
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=688662