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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2001. MWP '01. 2001 International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7003-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2002.981805
