• DocumentCode
    421992
  • Title

    Dual-frequency laser at 1.53 /spl mu/m for generating high-purity optically carried microwave signals up to 20 GHz

  • Author

    Morvan, Loïc ; Dolfi, Daniel ; Huignard, Jean-Pierre ; Blanc, Stéphane ; Brunel, Marc ; Vallet, Marc ; Bretenaker, Fabien ; Le Floch, Albert

  • Author_Institution
    Thales Res. & Technol., Orsay, France
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    We report on a dual-frequency Er:Yb:glass laser at 1.53 /spl mu/m. The frequency difference can be tuned from 100 MHz to 20 GHz, and phase-locked to a microwave reference in order to achieve low phase noise (-130 dBc/Hz).
  • Keywords
    erbium; laser transitions; laser tuning; microwave generation; microwave photonics; optical frequency conversion; phase noise; solid lasers; thermo-optical effects; ytterbium; 1.53 mum; 100 MHz to 20 GHz; SiO/sub 2/:Er, Yb; dual-frequency laser; frequency difference; high-purity optically carried microwave signals; phase noise;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1361456