Title :
Effect of laser decorrelation on the phase noise of RF signals generated by optical mixing of modulation sidebands
Author :
Poulin, Michel ; Latrasse, Christine ; Morin, Michel ; Ayotte, Simon ; Costin, François
Author_Institution :
TeraXion, Québec, QC, Canada
Abstract :
The generation of RF signals by mixing sidebands generated by phase modulation of an optical carrier is discussed. In particular, the effect of source decorrelation on the RF signal phase noise is analyzed. Very low noise RF signals are produced with a proper path length adjustment.
Keywords :
optical modulation; phase modulation; phase noise; RF signal generation; RF signal phase noise; laser decorrelation; modulation sideband; optical carrier; optical mixing; phase modulation; source decorrelation; Amplitude modulation; Fiber lasers; Frequency measurement; Laser noise; Phase noise; RF signals;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics (MWP), 2010 IEEE Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7824-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2010.5664624
