Title :
Slab-coupled optical waveguide (SCOW) based optoelectronic oscillator (OEO)
Author :
Loh, William ; Klamkin, Jonathan ; Madison, Shannon M. ; Donnell, Frederick J O ; Plant, Jason J. ; Yegnanarayanan, Sivasubramaniam ; Ram, Rajeev J. ; Juodawlkis, Paul W.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a 3-GHz ultralow phase-noise (measurement limited <;-132 dB/Hz at 10 kHz offset) amplifier-free optoelectronic oscillator with significantly suppressed sidemode spurs (<;-140 dB) employing a slab-coupled optical waveguide external-cavity laser and photodiode.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; laser cavity resonators; optical noise; oscillators; phase noise; photodiodes; waveguide lasers; frequency 10 kHz; frequency 3 GHz; photodiode; slab-coupled optical waveguide external-cavity laser; suppressed sidemode; ultralow phase-noise amplifier-free optoelectronic oscillator; Laser noise; Optical amplifiers; Optical waveguides; 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.2011.6110693
