Title :
Long-Term Stable Microwave Signal Extraction from Mode-Locked Lasers
Author :
Kim, Jungwon ; Ludwig, Frank ; Felber, Matthias ; Schlarb, Holger ; Kärtner, Franz X.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge
Abstract :
Long-term synchronization [13-fs (10 Hz-10 MHz), <50 fs (for one hour)] between two 10.225-GHz microwave signals at +10 dBm referenced to a 44-MHz repetition rate mode-locked fiber laser is demonstrated using balanced optical-microwave phase detectors.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; laser stability; microwave detectors; microwave photonics; optical phase locked loops; phase detectors; photodetectors; synchronisation; timing jitter; balanced optical-microwave phase detectors; frequency 10 Hz to 10 MHz; frequency 10.225 GHz; long-term stable microwave signal extraction; long-term synchronization; mode-locked fiber lasers; optoelectronic phase-locked loops; time 13 fs; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Masers; Microwave measurements; Optical detectors; Optical filters; Optical noise; Phase detection; Timing jitter; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452581
