Title :
Low noise microwave generation with Er:fiber laser optical frequency dividers
Author :
Quinlan, Franklyn ; Baynes, Fred N. ; Fortier, Tara M. ; Zhou, Qu ; Cross, Allen ; Campbell, Joe C. ; Diddams, Scott A.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We describe noise limitations associated with Er:fiber-based optical frequency dividers. A low-noise Er:fiber laser combined with optimized photodetection results in 5 GHz signals having phase noise floors of -176 dBc/Hz.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; microwave photonics; optical frequency conversion; fiber laser; frequency 5 GHz; low noise microwave generation; optical frequency dividers; photodetection; Floors; Microwave theory and techniques; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Phase noise; microwave photonics; phase noise; ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Bellevue, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1506-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2013.6656610
