Title :
40 GHz optical-millimetre wave generation with a dual polarisation distributed feedback fibre laser
Author :
Loh, Wei H. ; de Sandro, J.P. ; Cowle, Gregory J ; Samson, B.N. ; Ellis, A.D.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ.
fDate :
3/27/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Optical-millimetre wave generation in a dual polarisation mode distributed feedback fibre laser is demonstrated. By fabricating the laser in an elliptical core erbium doped fibre, the birefringence increases the frequency separation of the two polarisation modes, enabling a 40 GHz heterodyne signal to be generated with a 3 dB beat linewidth of 900 Hz
Keywords :
birefringence; distributed feedback lasers; erbium; fibre lasers; millimetre wave generation; optical fibre polarisation; optical transmitters; 3 dB beat linewidth; 40 GHz; birefringence; distributed feedback fibre laser; dual polarisation; elliptical core; frequency separation; heterodyne signal; optical-millimetre wave generation; polarisation modes;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19970371
