Title :
Highly stable optoelectronic oscillator with a 105 finesse etalon as a photonic filter
Author :
Bagnell, Marcus ; Davila-Rodriguez, Josue ; Delfyett, Peter J.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
A tunable optoelectronic oscillator with a Fabry-Perot etalon acting as both an optical frequency reference and photonic filter has been demonstrated. The RF oscillation frequency may be changed by tuning of a VOD to harmonics of the etalon FSR. The generated microwave tone shows long term stability of 3.3×10-10 at 1 s.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot interferometers; microwave oscillators; microwave photonics; optical filters; optoelectronic devices; FSR; Fabry-Perot etalon; RF oscillation frequency; VOD; finesse; harmonics; optical frequency reference; optoelectronic oscillator; photonic filter; stability; Microwave filters; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical resonators; Oscillators; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Avionics, Fiber- Optics and Photonics Technology Conference (AVFOP), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Cocoa Beach, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0757-5
DOI :
10.1109/AVFOP.2012.6344063
