Title :
Characterization of the RIN-to-phase-noise conversion in the microwave synthesis from mode-locked lasers
Author :
Wu, Kan ; Ouyang, Chunmei ; Wong, Jia Haur ; Shum, Ping
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
The noise conversion from the relative intensity noise to the phase noise in the microwave synthesis (photodetection process) from mode-locked lasers is investigated and is found to decrease as 1/f with the noise frequency.
Keywords :
1/f noise; laser mode locking; laser noise; phase noise; 1/f noise; RIN-to-phase-noise conversion; microwave synthesis; mode-locked lasers; noise frequency; photodetection process; relative intensity noise; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Masers; Modulation; Phase noise; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
