Title :
Photonically generated 10 GHz microwaves with close-to-carrier phase noise < −100 dBc/Hz
Author :
Fortier, T.M. ; Kirchner, M.S. ; Quinlan, F. ; Taylor, J.A. ; Lemke, N. ; Ludlow, A. ; Jiang, Y. ; Rosenband, T. ; Bergquist, J.C. ; Oates, C.W. ; Diddams, S.A.
Author_Institution :
Time & Freq. Div., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a 10 GHz photonic oscillator based on optical frequency division of a high-stability optical reference with a modelocked fs laser. Characterization with a second independent photonic oscillator reveals a close-to-carrier phase noise that is <; 100 dBc/Hz, reducing to a shot noise floor of -156 dBc/Hz at a 1MHz offset.
Keywords :
lasers; microwaves; oscillators; phase noise; close to carrier phase noise; frequency 1 MHz; frequency 10 GHz; high stability optical reference; independent photonic oscillator; optical frequency division; photonic oscillator; Masers; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical noise; Phase noise;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency Control and the European Frequency and Time Forum (FCS), 2011 Joint Conference of the IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Fransisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-111-3
DOI :
10.1109/FCS.2011.5977871
