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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
