Title :
A 10-GHz Optoelectronic Oscillator at 850 nm Using a Single-Mode VCSEL and a Photonic Crystal Fiber
Author :
Hasegawa, Hideaki ; Oikawa, Yosuke ; Nakazawa, Masataka
Author_Institution :
Tohoku Univ., Sendai
Abstract :
We demonstrate an optoelectronic oscillator using a gain-switched single-mode vertical cavity surface-emitting laser and a single-mode photonic crystal fiber. A 10-GHz optical pulse train at 850 nm with a timing jitter of 1.2 ps was successfully generated.
Keywords :
microwave oscillators; microwave photonics; photonic crystals; surface emitting lasers; timing jitter; frequency 10 GHz; gain switched VCSEL; optoelectronic oscillator; photonic crystal fiber; single-mode VCSEL; time 1.2 ps; timing jitter; vertical cavity surface-emitting laser; wavelength 850 nm; Clocks; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical surface waves; Oscillators; Photonic crystal fibers; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Optoelectronic oscillator (OEO); photonic crystal fiber; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2007.903950
