DocumentCode
2212319
Title
Multi-octave photonic RF synthesiser based on two DFB lasers
Author
Johansson, L.A. ; Seeds, A.J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK
fYear
2002
fDate
7-9 Jan. 2002
Firstpage
97
Lastpage
99
Abstract
Multi-octave photonic synthesis of high purity RF signals is demonstrated in a setup based around two DFB lasers. By using a 4 GHz to 14 GHz reference, 4 GHz to 60 GHz optical heterodyne signals were generated by FM sideband injection locking.
Keywords
distributed feedback lasers; frequency synthesizers; laser beam applications; microwave photonics; 4 to 60 GHz; DFB lasers; FM sideband injection locking; high purity RF signals; multi-octave photonic synthesis; optical heterodyne signals; photonic RF synthesiser; Fiber lasers; Frequency modulation; Injection-locked oscillators; Laser tuning; Masers; Master-slave; Optical mixing; Phase noise; Radio frequency; Signal generators;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Photonics, 2001. MWP '01. 2001 International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7003-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWP.2002.981805
Filename
981805
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