Title :
Exact millimetre wave frequency synthesis by injection locked laser comb line selection
Author :
Gough, O.P. ; Silva, C.F.C. ; Seeds, A.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK
Abstract :
Exact synthesis of millimetre-wave signals has been realised for the first time by heterodyne detection of DFB lasers locked to an optical frequency comb generator. Signals were generated in the range 10 to 40 GHz with SSB noise of -74 dBc/Hz at 100 kHz offset
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; frequency synthesizers; heterodyne detection; microwave photonics; millimetre wave generation; optical fibre communication; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; 10 to 40 GHz; DFB lasers; SSB noise; comb line selection; heterodyne detection; injection locked laser; millimetre wave frequency synthesis; optical frequency comb generator; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Frequency synthesizers; Injection-locked oscillators; Laser tuning; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 1999. MWP '99. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5558-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.1999.819652
