Title :
RF-amplifier-free coupled optoelectronic oscillator (COEO)
Author :
Loh, W. ; Yegnanarayanan, S. ; Plant, J.J. ; Donnell, F. J O ; Grein, M.E. ; Klamkin, J. ; Madison, S. ; Ram, R.J. ; Juodawlkis, P.W.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
We report the first demonstration of a RF-amplifier-free 10 GHz coupled optoelectronic oscillator (COEO) through use of high-power slab-coupled optical waveguide (SCOW) amplifier and photodiode components.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; microwave photonics; optical pulse generation; optical waveguides; oscillators; photodiodes; solid lasers; coupled optoelectronic oscillator; frequency 10 GHz; low phase-noise microwave tone; narrow pulsewidths; photodiode; regenerative modelocked laser architecture; slab-coupled optical waveguide amplifier; ultralow phase-noise pulsewidths; Optical amplifiers; Optical coupling; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical filters; Radio frequency; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
