Title :
All-optical heterodyne RF signal generation using a mode-locked-laser frequency comb: theory and experiments
Author :
Logan, R.T., Jr.
Author_Institution :
JDS Uniphase, USA
Abstract :
Theoretical and experimental investigations are presented for a technique to synthesize signals with high phase stability from 1 GHz to 94 GHz by injection-locking two DFB diode lasers to individual modes of an actively mode-locked laser. An application is demonstrated in a photonic frequency-converting system at frequencies up to 94 GHz.
Keywords :
Distributed feedback lasers; Heterodyne detection; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Microwave frequency convertors; Microwave generation; Microwave photonics; Millimetre wave frequency convertors; Millimetre wave generation; Semiconductor lasers; 1 to 94 GHz; DFB diode lasers; actively mode-locked laser; all-optical heterodyne RF signal generation; individual modes; mode-locked-laser frequency comb; phase stability; photonic frequency-converting system; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser tuning; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Semiconductor lasers; Signal generators; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest. 2000 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5687-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2000.862315
