The UWA/PTB optical to microwave frequency chain

Author

Luiten, A.N. ; Kovachich, R. ; Telle, H.R. ; Weiss, C.O. ; Mann, A.G.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Western Australia Univ., Nedlands, WA, Australia

fYear

1998

fDate

6-10 July 1998

Firstpage

395

Lastpage

396

Abstract

This paper reports on the development of a second generation coherent optical to microwave frequency chain based on the difference frequency domain method. We will report the chain design as well as presenting measurements of the performance of the critical elements: efficient nonlinear radiation production and laser diode phase locking.

Keywords

frequency standards; laser cavity resonators; laser frequency stability; microwave photonics; optical harmonic generation; optical modulation; optical phase locked loops; phase modulation; UWA/PTB optical-microwave frequency chain; chain design; coherent optical-microwave frequency chain; difference frequency domain method; efficient nonlinear radiation production; frequency stability; high power second harmonic; intracavity doubling; laser diode phase locking; mean optical frequency generator cascade; optical frequency comb generator; optical frequency standards; phase modulation sidebands; second generation; Diode lasers; Frequency domain analysis; Laser stability; Microwave frequencies; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Power lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Radio frequency; Signal generators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1998 Conference on

Conference_Location

Washington, DC, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5018-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CPEM.1998.699969

Filename

699969