Phase-noise characterization of optoelectronic components by carrier suppression techniques

Summary form only given. Phase noise of the optoelectronic components in a fiber-optic system represents a fundamental limit to achievable performance. This limit is not typically approached in signal transmission systems, because even reference signals have noise exceeding the noise of a photonic link. However, the optoelectronic device noise represents a limit for the achievable performance of the optoelectronic oscillator (OEO) and similar devices designed to photonically produce spectrally pure and stable references. In this paper, we propose a novel approach to characterize the phase noise of optoelectronic components.