Title :
35 GHz microwave signal generation with an injection-locked laser diode
Author :
Goldberg, L. ; Yurek, A.M. ; Taylor, H.F. ; Weller, J.F.
Author_Institution :
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, USA
Abstract :
A new technique for sinusoidal intensity modulation of light, based on injection-locking of two longitudinal modes of a single laser to FM sidebands of another laser, is described. A 35 GHz microwave signal with a linewidth of less than 10 Hz was generated.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; microwave generation; optical links; optical modulation; semiconductor junction lasers; 35 GHz microwave signal generation; FM sidebands; injection-locked laser diode; linewidth 10 Hz; longitudinal modes; microwave signal transmission; sinusoidal light intensity modulation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850574
