Title :
Microwave frequency generation using a dual-wavelength DBR fiber laser
Author :
Pradhan, Shilpa ; Town, Graham E. ; Grant, Ken J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Centre for Lasers & Applic., Macquarie Univ., Macquarie, NSW
Abstract :
We report the generation of microwave signals by mixing a tunable semiconductor laser with a short-cavity dual- wavelength distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) fiber laser. The DBR laser generated two continuous-wave longitudinal modes separated by 25GHz.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; fibre lasers; semiconductor lasers; continuous-wave longitudinal modes; distributed Bragg reflector; dual-wavelength DBR fiber laser; microwave frequency generation; semiconductor laser; short-cavity fiber laser; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Masers; Microwave frequencies; Microwave generation; Semiconductor lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519227
