DocumentCode
689145
Title
Microwave generation using an integrated hybrid silicon mode-locked laser in a coupled optoelectronic oscillator configuration
Author
SRINIVASAN, SUDARSHAN ; Spencer, Daryl T. ; Heck, Martijn J. R. ; Norberg, Erik ; Fish, Gregory ; Theogarajan, Luke ; Bowers, John E.
Author_Institution
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate the feasibility of using a hybrid silicon mode-locked laser in a coupled optoelectronic oscillator configuration for generating low phase noise 20-GHz microwave signal. The free-running oscillator has a 3dB RF linewidth of 14kHz.
Keywords
integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; laser mode locking; laser noise; microwave generation; microwave photonics; optical pulse generation; phase noise; semiconductor optical amplifiers; silicon; RF linewidth; coupled optoelectronic oscillator configuration; free-running oscillator; frequency 14 kHz; frequency 20 GHz; integrated hybrid silicon mode-locked laser; low phase noise microwave signal generation; noise figure 3 dB; Laser mode locking; Masers; Microwave circuits; Microwave filters; Microwave oscillators; Microwave photonics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6833527
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