Stabilized 1.5 microns dual-frequency laser prototype for optical generation of high purity microwave signals

Author

Pillet, Gregoire ; Steinhausser, Bastien ; Morvan, Loïe ; Schiellein, Julien ; Merlet, Thomas ; Dolfi, Daniel

Author_Institution

Thales Res. & Technol. France, Palaiseau, France

fYear

2011

fDate

22-26 May 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

The generation of optically carried microwave signals is of great interest for a wide range of fields, from long-range transmission of RF to wideband radar signal processing. Among the available generation techniques, the potentialities of optical heterodyning are firmly established. However, it leads to severe constraints in optical phase-locked loop (OPLL) design. In this paper, we report on the realization of a compact and ruggedized Er,Yb:glass DFL at 1.5 μm stabilized with three servo-loops.

Keywords

erbium; laser cavity resonators; microwave generation; microwave photonics; optical glass; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; ytterbium; RF signal processing; SiO₂:Er,Yb; high purity microwave signals; long-range transmission; optical generation; optical heterodyning; optical phase-locked loop design; optically carried microwave signal generation; ruggedized DFL; servo loops; stabilized 1.5 microns dual-frequency laser; wavelength 1.5 mum; wideband radar signal processing; Frequency modulation; Optical pumping;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference

Conference_Location

Munich

ISSN

Pending

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0533-5

Electronic_ISBN

Pending

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942422

Filename

5942422