Title :
All-optical single-side-band GHz to THz microwave sources via SOA gain engineering
Author :
Fangxin Li ; Helmy, Amr S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate low noise broadly tunable single side-band microwaves using cascaded semiconductor optical amplifiers using no RF bias. Microwaves between 40 GHz and 875 GHz with a linewidth ~22 KHz are demonstrated.
Keywords :
laser noise; laser tuning; semiconductor optical amplifiers; submillimetre wave generation; SOA gain engineering; all-optical single-side-band GHz to THz microwave sources; cascaded semiconductor optical amplifiers; frequency 40 GHz to 875 GHz; low noise broadly tunable single side-band microwaves; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave filters; Microwave measurement; Microwave photonics; Optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
