Title :
Phase noise reduction of photonic frequency synthesizer by frequency division
Author :
Adles, Eric J. ; Callahan, Patrick T. ; Karim, Adil M. ; Dennis, Michael L. ; Clark, Thomas R.
Author_Institution :
JHU Appl. Phys. Lab., Laurel, MD, USA
Abstract :
A frequency-independent low-phase-noise microwave source is demonstrated via frequency division of a photonic frequency sythesizer.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical frequency conversion; optical noise; phase noise; frequency division; low-phase-noise microwave source; phase noise reduction; photonic frequency synthesizer; Frequency conversion; Frequency synthesizers; Masers; Microwave photonics; Phase noise; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110691
