Title :
Low-phase-noise millimeter-wave signal generator assisted with frequency comb based on electro-optics-modulators
Author :
Ishizawa, A. ; Nishikawa, T. ; Goto, T. ; Hitachi, K. ; Sogawa, T. ; Gotoh, H.
Author_Institution :
NTT Basic Res. Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
By employing 25-GHz-mode-spacing electro-optics-modulator-based optical frequency comb at telecommunications wavelengths, we have successfully demonstrated that phase noise in a commercially available signal generator at 25 GHz can be dramatically reduced to less than ever before.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; high-speed optical techniques; microwave photonics; millimetre wave generation; optical frequency combs; optical noise; phase noise; supercontinuum generation; frequency 25 GHz; low-phase-noise millimeter-wave signal generator; mode-spacing electro-optic-modulators; optical frequency comb; telecommunications wavelengths; Frequency modulation; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave radar; Optical filters; Phase locked loops; Phase noise;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
