Title :
Low-noise microwave generation using an on-chip Brillouin laser
Author :
Jiang Li ; Hansuek Lee ; Vahala, Kerry
Author_Institution :
Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Lab. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
An on-chip Brillouin microwave source is demonstrated. Phase noise of -106 dBc/Hz at 100kHz offset frequency (21.6 GHz carrier signal) is measured. A record low white phase noise floor for a microcavity-based source is demonstrated.
Keywords :
integrated optics; microcavity lasers; microwave photonics; phase noise; stimulated Brillouin scattering; white noise; frequency 100 kHz; frequency 21.6 GHz; low white phase noise floor; low-noise microwave generation; microcavity-based source; on-chip Brillouin laser; on-chip Brillouin microwave source; phase noise; Masers; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave oscillators; Microwave photonics; Phase noise; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
