• DocumentCode
    1663859
  • Title

    Mach-Zehnder based balanced optical microwave phase detector

  • Author

    Nejadmalayeri, Amir H. ; Kärtner, Franz X.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A complementary dual output Mach-Zehnder modulator together with a balanced photoreceiver are used as a phase detector in an optoelectronic PLL to lock a 10.2 GHz voltage controlled oscillator to a 509 MHz mode-locked laser.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical modulation; laser mode locking; lithium compounds; microwave oscillators; microwave photonics; optical phase locked loops; optical receivers; phase detectors; radio-over-fibre; voltage-controlled oscillators; LiNbO3; Mach-Zehnder modulator; RF link; balanced optical microwave phase detector; balanced photoreceiver; dual output Mach-Zehnder modulator; frequency 10.2 GHz; frequency 509 MHz; laser mode locking; lithium niobate modulator; microwave oscillator; optoelectronic PLL; voltage controlled oscillator; Detectors; Laser mode locking; Masers; Optical detectors; Optical fibers; Optical pulses;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326035
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1663859