Title :
Optical generation of rapidly tunable millimeter wave subcarrier
Author :
Li, Y. ; Vieira, A.J.C. ; Herczfeld, P. ; Rosen, A. ; Janton, W.
Author_Institution :
Center for Microwave/Lightwave Eng., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
This paper concerns an optically generated rapidly tunable millimeter wave source. The millimeter wave signal is generated by beating the output of two Nd:YVO4/MgO:LiNbO3 single mode microchip laser sections realized monolithically in a single composite crystal. The device can be tuned from DC to 100 GHz. The measured tuning sensitivity is 8.8 MHz/V, and the tuning rate is over 10 THz/s
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; laser beam applications; laser frequency stability; laser tuning; microcavity lasers; microwave photonics; millimetre wave generation; optical transmitters; solid lasers; 0 to 100 GHz; EHF; LiNbO3:MgO; MgO:LiNbO3 tuning section; Nd:YVO4 gain section; YVO4:Nd; chirped heterodyne transmitter; composite cavity design; high speed optical transmitter; millimeter wave subcarrier; monolithic implementation; optical generation; rapidly tunable MM-wave subcarrier; single composite crystal; single mode microchip laser sections; tunable MM-wave source; tuning sensitivity; Biomedical optical imaging; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Microchip lasers; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical transmitters; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2000. MWP 2000. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Oxford
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6455-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2000.889837
