Optical frequency synthesis with 1 Hz resolution

Author

Luiten, Andre N. ; Kovacich, Richard P. ; McFerran, John J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, USA

Volume

48

Issue

2

fYear

1999

fDate

4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

558

Lastpage

562

Abstract

This paper reports on the development of a second generation coherent optical-to-microwave frequency chain based on the frequency-interval bisection method. We report successful operation of all three key elements of such a frequency chain: efficient nonlinear radiation production, reliable and accurate laser diode phase locking, as well as wide-span optical frequency comb generation. An analysis of the expected frequency stability of a synthesizer based on this type of frequency chain shows that it should be capable of transferring frequency stabilities at the level of 1.3×10^-15/τ

Keywords

frequency stability; frequency synthesizers; microwave photonics; optical frequency conversion; coherent optical-to-microwave frequency chain; frequency interval bisection; frequency stability; laser diode phase locking; nonlinear radiation; optical frequency comb generation; optical frequency synthesis; resolution; Frequency conversion; Frequency measurement; Frequency synthesizers; Microwave frequencies; Microwave oscillators; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical variables control; Signal generators; Stability;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/19.769657

Filename

769657