Measurement of photodiode harmonic distortion using optical comb sources and high-resolution optical filtering

Author

McKinney, Jason D. ; Leaird, Daniel E. ; Weiner, Andrew M. ; Williams, Keith J.

Author_Institution

Photonics Technol. Branch, U.S. Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Optical combs and high-resolution optical filtering are utilized for high-fidelity measurements of photodiode harmonic distortion. This new technique uses a single laser and phase modulation-alleviating requirements on laser frequency stabilization and modulator bias control.

Keywords

harmonic distortion; laser beams; laser frequency stability; optical control; optical filters; optical modulation; optical variables measurement; phase modulation; photodiodes; high-resolution optical filtering; laser frequency stabilization; modulator bias control; optical comb sources; phase modulation; photodiode harmonic distortion measurement; Distortion measurement; Filtering; Harmonic distortion; Laser noise; Laser stability; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Phase modulation; Photodiodes; (230.5170) Photodiodes; (320.5540) Pulse shaping; (350.0350) Optical frequency combs;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Type

conf

Filename

5225332