Long-term stabilized millimeter-wave generation using a high-power mode-locked laser diode module

Author

Kuri, Toshiaki ; Kitayama, Ken-ichi

Author_Institution

Commun. Res. Lab., Minist. of Posts & Telecommun., Koganei, Japan

Volume

47

Issue

5

fYear

1999

fDate

5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

570

Lastpage

574

Abstract

In this paper, a 60-GHz-band millimeter-wave (mm-wave) signal generation using a new 60-GHz mode-locked laser diode (MLLD) module stabilized by an optical injection will be presented. To modularize the MLLD, the precise position alignments and the fine tuning for the repetition rate is released; moreover, the output optical power of more than 6.0 dBm and the stability over nearly 1500 h are obtained. It is experimentally confirmed that the frequency and power stabilities are several tens of hertz and less than 1 dBm, respectively. The generated 60-GHz-band mm-wave signal with the 3-dB linewidth of less than 300 Hz over a 100-km-long optical fiber link is also successfully demonstrated

Keywords

laser mode locking; microwave photonics; millimetre wave generation; semiconductor lasers; 60 GHz; frequency stability; high-power mode-locked laser diode module; millimeter-wave generation; optical fiber link; optical injection; power stability; Diode lasers; Frequency; Laser stability; Laser tuning; Millimeter wave technology; Optical fibers; Optical polarization; Pressure control; Signal generators; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.763157

Filename

763157